07:50 Oct 3, 2005 |
Latin to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics / languages | ||||
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4 +3 | It is appropriate to have friends, if you wish to be happy |
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3 +1 | It's convenient to have friends, if you want to live happily |
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1 +1 | One must have friends to be happy |
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It's convenient to have friends, if you want to live happily Explanation: Or similar. |
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One must have friends to be happy Explanation: Just a guess -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-10-05 12:56:50 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Expert opinion: http://www.du.edu/~etuttle/classics/latin/latin18.htm The verb oportet is impersonal, that is, it is used in the third person singular only. It means \"it is necessary,\" and is from oportere, a 2nd conjugation verb, so other tenses are oportebat, oportebit, and oportuit. What it is necessary to do is expressed by a following infinitive. |
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It is appropriate to have friends, if you wish to be happy Explanation: Another possibility |
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