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- "I am not Stephanus."
"I am not Stephanus."
Translation:Ego non sum Stephanus.
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I always thought word order in latin is 1) free and 2) mostly SVO. Since 'sum' implies 'ego' the answer 'Stephanus non sum' should be accepted
Latin word order is fairly free. That said, the verb "to be" is a linking verb, and often appears between the things it is linking, like in English.
Most common would be: "(ego) non sum Stephanus"
"Stephanus non sum" is technically correct in Latin, but it would certainly not be the word order used by most Romans.
sum only means am, so my saying that you would be saying am not stephanus which is not a proper sentance.
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No, sum is not just 'am' but 'I am' and can be used on its own in Latin.
Having ego in the sentence makes it more emphatic.
See my post above. Latin word order is quite flexible, but putting "sum non" isn't very common.
I do not yet know about Latin, but it sounds strange in English. It would be ‘I am non-Stephanus’ instead of ‘I am not Stephanus’.
Is "Non sum Stephanus" correct? If not. Can somebody explain what's wrong with it?
it's correct, and that's what I entered. Not sure why it isn't working for you
In Latin, most adverbs and adjectives came after the verb or noun which they modified. However, the Romans treated linking verbs much the same as we do today.
“Non” should be placed before the verb it negates. Word order is flexible, but this is a “rule” you should follow.
