Topic: Latin

"Surely the city of New York is not in California?"

Translation:Num urbs Novum Eboracum in California est?

August 29, 2019

15 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Gaby294745
  • 5

It should also allow "est in California"

August 29, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Hermesianax
  • 16

Report it instead of commenting.

August 29, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Elin.7-1
  • 23

One should do both. Reported. ;o)

August 29, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Vorobyey
  • 93

More inconsistency. Verb at the end this time

August 29, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dbux16

    why is New York not genitive?

    August 31, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JoshuaCasa0

      That would mean "the city that belongs to New York". The English sentence could just as well have been "surely the city New York is not in California"

      September 4, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mgaristova
      • 821

      Is 'num' only in interrogative sentences used ?

      September 7, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MagistraKate

        Yes.

        September 10, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Isaac3972
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        • 14

        "Novum Eboracum"

        What's the difference between that and "Novi Eboracus"?

        September 8, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/lfd
        • 383

        There is no Novi Eboracus as far as I know, but Novum Eboracum and Novi Eboraci (in New York).

        September 10, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/yf7rU0pd
        • 15

        Why does "Philadelphiae" work as a location marker but not "Californiae"?

        September 8, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MagistraKate

          The locative case is only used with the names of cities, towns, and small islands.

          September 10, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/yf7rU0pd
          • 15

          Thanks! In school, locative wasn't of much prevalence because we mostly only translated into German, not vice versa. The Latin originals didn't have many locatives to offer as far as I remember.

          September 10, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/lfd
          • 383

          ¿‘Num in California Novum Eboracum urbs est?’?

          September 10, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/radikian
          • 375

          I'm asking not to complain, but out of genuine curiosity. Would it also be correct to say ".... Californiae est?" or is it only "...in California?" in this case? : )

          September 16, 2019
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