"Pater senilis non est severus."

Translation: The aged father is not strict.

[DidierLeclaire]

"The father is aged and not strict" is wrong? Should that be the case and if so, why?

[Anaerly]

It would be "pater est senilis" then, wouldn't it? The father is aged vs. an aged father are different things in terms of grammar

[JonathanSm29776]

Yes i agree

[EdmundoFer449853]

The narrator, clearly, has a modern English speaking influence in his Latin. They should check their recording, before turning it into a lesson.

[DaviFSperzel]

could it be translated as grandfather or senilis is just abour his age ?

[PERCE_NEIGE]

It's not a grandfather, it's a father.

[Dwelle]

Do I understand correctly that senilis is in genitive case, while severus in nominative (for severus it can't be other way)?

[Dwelle]

I'll answer myself: no, they're both in nominative case (genitive case is used only for possession, while senilis in this case is a simple adjective).

[zU60uNOa]

I knew one, but he was so strict!

[Marina768736]

Why is 'The father is aged not strict' not accepted? Assuming grammar bit I've not understood yet, but it's hard to pick up the subtlety with this style of learning.

[gouru]

Because in that case the latin version should be "Pater est senex non est severus" (I'm not sure if this sentence is 100% correct but I hope you got the idea)

Here, in this lesson's original sentence; we're talking about "an aged father" senilis is an adjective here not a predicate.

[IAmCrazyHope]

It seems like it should be accepted. I'll report it.