Topic: Latin

"Multi iuvenes in America habitant."

Translation:Many young men live in America.

August 28, 2019

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/linguistkris
  • 147

This sounds like a line from the Latin version of "YMCA".

September 1, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/tkdblake93

    "Iuvene! Dixi 'Iuvene!" (Young man! I said 'Young man!')

    September 2, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Daoken

      What is the difference between Multi and Multae?

      August 28, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TheFlumen
      • 217

      Multi describes masculine nouns, and multae describes feminine nouns.

      August 28, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Catherine690675
      • 297

      So what would the word for a young woman be?

      August 28, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TheFlumen
      • 217

      Femina iuvenis

      August 28, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TerminasDeity
      • 259

      Multae virgines

      August 30, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Wibke260819
      • 11

      Iuvenis can also be used for a young woman.

      September 1, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DanielOCal
      • 153

      Why are these sentences all so ameri-centric. I personally find it very off putting

      September 7, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/cervido
      • 11

      With macrons (cf. Wiktionary):

      Multī iuvenēs in America habitant.

      September 3, 2019
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