"Drīvose, hontī ipradā."

Translation:Actually, you are eating a bird.

July 27, 2017

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/OliverBens1

So far:

  1. Ipradas - She/He/It is eating.
  2. Ipradi - We are eating.
  3. Ipradis - They are eating.
  4. Ipradā - You are eating.

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/v.saaam

What happened to Ipradāt?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ChinmayR1

Ipradāt - You (plural) are eating.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/melissaacuna27

How are you able to distinguish if you is plural or singular?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Marty_80

Usually when you want to say "you plural" you can use "y'all" or "you all"


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Gabriel-sy

Ipradan - I am eating


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sam717853

Ipradan- I am eating


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Cabbage5

This is just such an odd sentence.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AdamMurai1

Whats the difference between the plural and singular objective "bird(s)"? They both seem to be "hontī"


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Ctxkh1Me

Correct. By itself, you can't say whether the accusative hontī is referring to one bird or more than one bird. However, adjectives may give indications - e.g. rōvi hontī urnen "I see a big bird" vs rōvī hontī urnen "I see big birds." Presumably in a conversation the context would make it obvious or the speaker would elaborate further.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AniketVerma9

Isnt drivose - truly


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Ctxkh1Me

The wiki offers the definition

drīvose [ˈdriːvose]
adv. actually, in fact; in truth, truly, really
drīvose daor actually not, actually no
Drīvose azantys ābra issa. — Actually the knight is a woman.

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