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Shouldn't this also accept "His father sacrifices every day"? Especially since "every day" is listed as a meaning for cotidie in the question prompt.
Yes, be sure the use the Report Button. The course is still new and missing alternative translations.
I wrote "Her father makes a sacrifice every day," and it was (inexplicably) marked wrong. I reported it as well as commenting here. We have no 'context' to reveal whether eius refers to a HE or a SHE; hopefully "makes sacrifice" is accepted as an equivalent to "sacrifices," and hopefully "every day" is as acceptable as "daily" !!
What's the difference between cotidie and the cotidianum used in the Pater Noster?
Cotidianus, a, um is an adjective (so, I take it that the phrase in the prayer is panem cotidianum nostrum--"our daily bread" ?), while cotidie is an adverb. In this sentence, it describes the verb: "He sacrifices every day / daily ."
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That's true, but usually it is writen as "cottidie" and according to Duolingo this is a typo.
Usually? I don't know. I've seen both and have never counted which was more common.
If it's not accepted, please use the Report Button.
A very long and old debate.
https://www.reddit.com/r/latin/comments/asd199/cottidie_or_cotidie/
Cottidie is now accepted as a non-typo it seems!
Will Duolingo also be accepting 'quotidie' with a 'Qu'? That's how I've most often seen it spelt.
Why does the system prefer "his", and how do you know it's supposed to be "his"?
You don't; it's equally "his" or "her," but we have no context for any of these sentences (they're not part of longer narratives).
The plural of eius is eōrum or eārum (the latter, used when "they" are exclusively female).
