Mūnicipium māne cessī.
(I left town in the morning.)
Explanation
| Word | Class | Root | Inflection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mūnicipium | noun | acc. sg. | town | |
| māne | adverb | (early) in the morning | ||
| cessī | verb | cēdō | p. fp. s. | I left |
In viā in boreān prīmus īvī.
(First I walked down the road, going north.)
Explanation
| Word | Class | Root | Inflection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in | grammatical | on | ||
| viā | noun | via | abl. sg. | (on the) road |
| boreān | noun | boreas | acc. sg. | north |
| prīmus | adverb | firstly | ||
| īvī | verb | eō | p. fp. s. | I went |
Fluvius meus iter compescit.
(A river blocked my path.)
Explanation
| Word | Class | Root | Inflection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fluvius | noun | fluvius | nom. sg. | river |
| meus | possessive | meus | fp. s. | my |
| iter | noun | iter | acc. sg. | path |
| compescit | verb | compescō | tp. sg. | it blocked |
Gateleiam dedī utī pontem trānsiī.
(I paid a toll to cross the bridge.)
Explanation
| Word | Class | Root | Inflection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gateleiam | noun | gateleia | acc sg. | toll |
| dedī | verb | dō | p. fp. s. | I paid |
| utī | grammatical | so that | ||
| pontem | noun | pōns | acc. sg. | bridge |
| trānsiī | verb | trānseō | p. fp. s. | I crossed |
Ultrā fluvium, iter agrōs perdūctus sum.
(On the other side, a path led through some fields.)
Explanation
| Word | Class | Root | Inflection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ultrā | preposition | across | ||
| fluvium | noun | fluvius | acc. sg. | river |
| iter | noun | iter | nom. sg. | path |
| agrōs | noun | ager | acc. pl. | fields |
| perdūctus sum | verb | perdūctō | p. fp. s. passive | I was led |
In merīdiem, sub lignum quiēvī.
(At noon, I rested under a tree.)
Explanation
| Word | Class | Root | Inflection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in | grammatical | during this time | ||
| merīdiem | noun | merīdiēs | acc. sg. | noon |
| sub | preposition | under | ||
| lignum | noun | lignum | acc. sg. | tree |
| quiēvī | verb | quiescō | p. fp. s. | I rested |
Postmodo iter resūmpsī.
(A short while later I resumed my journey.)
Explanation
| Word | Class | Root | Inflection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| postmodo | grammatical | (shortly) later | ||
| iter | noun | iter | acc. sg. | journey |
| resūmpsī | verb | resūmō | p. fp. s. | I resumed |
Clīvum in ōram dēscendī.
(I descended a slope, going towards the coast.)
Explanation
| Word | Class | Root | Inflection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| clīvum | noun | clīvus | acc. sg. | slope |
| in | grammatical | indicating direction | ||
| ōram | noun | ōra | acc. sg. | coast |
| dēscendī | verb | dēscendō | p. fp. s. | I descended |
Meus dēstinātiō fuit mūnicipium parvum portūs.
(My destination was a small harbour town.)
Explanation
| Word | Class | Root | Inflection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meus | possessive | fp. s. | my | |
| dēstinātiō | noun | dēstinātiō | nom. sg. | destination |
| fuit | copula | sum | tp. s. | was |
| mūnicipium | noun | mūnicipium | acc. sg. | town |
| parvum | adjective | parvus | m. s. | small |
| portūs | noun | portus | gen. sg. | port |
Fuit vesperum cum pervēnī, itaque in tabernam quiēvī.
(It was evening when I arrived, so I spent the night at an inn.)
Explanation
| Word | Class | Root | Inflection | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fuit | noun | sum | p. fp. s. | was |
| vesperum | noun | vesper | acc. sg. | evening |
| cum | grammatical | when | ||
| pervēnī | verb | pervēnīō | p. fp. s. | arrived |
| itaque | grammatical | so | ||
| in | grammatical | in | ||
| tabernam | noun | taberna | acc. sg. | inn |
| quiēvī | verb | quiescō | p. fp. s. | I slept |
I T ’ S D O N E
This is the first time I’ve actually wept whilst trying to find the right version of “was”. Well played, Latin.