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- "You come from Italy."
"You come from Italy."
Translation:Ab Italia venis.
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Technically venitis could also be correct, as the singular or plural "you" is not specified.
I wrote just that and was marked correct.Either, as you say, should be accepted in the context.
I put "Italiā venis", it was marked wrong. But I think this should be correct, because I've seen the preposition "ab" omitted when using the ablative like this.
Plural, due to the verb form venītis.
I'm confused by the usage of 'a' and 'ab' for 'from.' Can someone explain?
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a is only used in front of consonants.
ab is used in front of vowels and 'h' (and sometimes other consonants).
If you want an in depth look at the forms of a/ab and how they are used you can read here: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=ab&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059
I remember well from poetry (Æneid) the long Ī of the opening lines. As Wiktionary explains: (poetic) (Classical) IPA(key): /iːˈta.li.a/, [iːˈt̪a.lʲi.a]
What is the reason this elongated pronunciation was lost? Non-poetically, it is—as we know—Italia, not Ītalia.
I wrote "Vos ab Italia venis" and was marked wrong. It is confusing when sometimes - other than for empahsis - the pronoun is used and sometimes it isn't. In my opinion, both should be correct
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Vos is a plural pronoun while venis is a singular verb. Therefore, the noun-verb agreement doesn't work here. Instead, it would be Vos-venitis or Tu-venis.
Yeh, this one is straight up wrong. Ab Italia venitis (You-plural come from Italy) should be accepted, as the subject number is not clear here. This is especially true when using the word bank, where "venitis" is even one of the suggested words!
And before you ask, yes, I reported it.
I chose "tu venis a Italia" which I would think was correct? Except that "a" ought to be "ab" before a vowel? But it seems like a strange thing to mark it wrong over, the wrong form of the preposition "ab".
The pronoun should not be included, except when for emphasis; doing this at this level is entirely due to the design of the course, teaching it at beginner’s level as though this was the normal way for Latin speakers and writers to express themselves. The same problem goes for the verb; it should be put at the end, which was by far the most common. This leaves ‘Ab Italiā venis.’ I do believe your answer should be accepted, though with a comment labeling it as having an unusual structure.
