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St. 35

St. 35. Indirect Statement. What is it?. This is a statement that is NOT being made directly, but rather is being reported or mentioned:. How can you tell whether you’ve got direct or indirect speech?. Just like in English, Latin will use quotes around direct speech: “quid agis , amice?”

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St. 35

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  1. St. 35 Indirect Statement

  2. What is it? • This is a statement that is NOT being made directly, but rather is being reported or mentioned:

  3. How can you tell whether you’ve got direct or indirect speech? • Just like in English, Latin will use quotes around direct speech: • “quid agis, amice?” • “servifraudemparant.” • Mercator multampecuniamhabet.”

  4. As for indirect statements… • In English, we use “that” and proceed as normal: • He says that she is tall. • The master thinks that the slaves are preparing a trick. • But in Latin, we do something different: • Dominus credit servosfraudemparare. • The main clause stays the same • But in the indirect statement, the subject takes the accusative case (and is the first accusative in the clause), and the verb is expressed through an infinitive.

  5. Dominus credit servosfraudemparare • So the Latin LITERALLY reads “the master believes the slaves to prepare a trick.” • BUT it sounds much better to express it in natural English. • The master thinks the slaves are preparing a trick.

  6. Here are some more examples: • Centuriodicitcaptivosdormire. • The centurion says that the captives are sleeping. • Quintus audit Grumionemessemortuum. • Quintus hears that Grumio is dead. • Nemoscitancillasconsiliumcapere. • No one knows that the slave-girls have an idea. • Canissentitcenamparari. • The dog feels/senses/perceives that dinner is prepared.

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