Questions tagged [imperative]
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Why is Imperative used here in Alexander Lenard's translation of Winnie the Pooh?
Currently doing some beginner practice with Alexander Lenard's translation of Winnie the Pooh. It says, "Ecce Eduardus Ursus scalis nunc tump-tump-tump occipite gradus pulsante post Christophorum Robinum descendens."
'Occipite' is in the imperative…
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Forming first-person plural imperatives
Sorry for the simple question, but I last took Latin in 1987 and I don't remember how to make a first-person plural imperative for "cogitare" (or any "are" verbs), and my Google searches are failing me. I've found many sites that conjugate…
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What does "noli" really mean?
I understand nolle to be short for non volle, i.e. "not to wish/want".
I thought noli was the imperative form of this: non vo—er, wait a minute, volo has no imperative!
So, what's noli? The usual explanation is that it literally means "Be…
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Translating Gollum's "Go away and never come back!"
One of the more memorable scenes in the Lord of the Ring's movies is the moment when Gollum's two personalities argue with each other, and finally one of his selves orders the other, "Go away and never come back!" So, let's say we are rendering this…
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How would I say the imperative command "Heal!"?
In a fantasy setting, I'm looking for a magic spell word in Latin that translates to the imperative command "Heal!" that someone could point at someone sick and have them get better. Any help would be appreciated!
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