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"Maritus pius cotidie iter facit."
Translation:The dutiful husband daily makes the journey.
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It seems more natural in English to put "daily" at rhe end of the translated sentence but that is not accepted.
Salve krista189497. But, as Tom676857 also points out, the English translation helps us to recall the basic grammatical word order rules of Latin.
Felix dies nativitatis.
In English, that would probably be the natural way to say it, but I suspect that for translation purposes it shouldn't be accepted: it would imply the presence of a possessive, which isn't there.
Salve Tom676857. You are right. The ‘accepted’ answer is, indeed, the best literal translation that also respects the natural Latin grammatical order. Mea culpa!
Chances are, he is very good at Latin, but simply lacks the ability to pronounce it well. When I was at university, one of my lecturers in the German department spoke German very well, but without a trace of a German accent. Full-on Aussie twang.
Hi Tassie_Gorilla. I agree with Scian4 over the pronunciation in the audio. It’s definitely not as I was taught!
However, I was taught Latin by an Irishman, and then by a New Zealander, so who am I to judge?
Salve ZhouPeixin. I get the feeling that literal translations are preferred in this course. It seems to ‘fit’ with the rigidity and formality of the language. So - “make a journey” is the ‘accepted’ option.
In die enim bona.
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Another exercise with many possibilities. "Dutiful husband daily makes a journey" has not been accepted.
Salve PauloMuffato. We must make alowances. This course is only in it’s infancy, and should improve in time…
Vota mea bona.
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There are a number of ways to work that 'daily' into the sentence without changing the sense.
