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About the Language II

About the Language II. Stage XI: questions. A. Questions. So far you have met the following ways of asking questions in Latin: By means of a question word such as quis, quid, ubi, cur: quis est Quintus? Who is Quintus? quid tu facis? What are you doing?

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About the Language II

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  1. About the Language II Stage XI: questions

  2. A. Questions • So far you have met the following ways of asking questions in Latin: • By means of a question word such as quis, quid, ubi, cur: quis est Quintus? Who is Quintus? quid tu facis? What are you doing? ubi est anulus? Where is the ring? cur tu lacrimas? Why are you crying? • By tone of voice, indicated in writing by a question mark: tu pecuniam debes? Do you owe money? tu anulum habes? Do you have the ring? By adding –ne to the first word of the sentence: vosne estis contenti? Are you satisfied? placetne tibi? Does is please you? • By means of the question word num. This word is used to suggest that the answer to the question will be no. Notice the different ways of translating it: num Quintus timet? Surely Quintus is not afraid? Quintus is not afraid, is he? num tu Afro faves? Surely you don’t support Afer? You don’t support Afer, do you?

  3. Further examples: • cur tu in horto laboras? • quis est athleta ille? • tu discum habes? • vosne estis irati? • ubi sunt mercatores? • quid quaeris, domina? • tune Pompeianus es? • quis vinum portat? • cenam paras? • num cenam paras?

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