"Do you live in Rome?"
Translation:Habitasne Romae?
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If I put "habitatis" it give me error, but if i click on "do you live" it comes up as one of the possible translations.
Why is "habitatis" not ok?
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If it was saying "You live in Rome.", then it would be habitatis. However, because it is saying "Do you live in Rome?", it is habitasne. You add a -ne to the end of the verb if it is asking a question.
Adding a ne is optional, and not mandatory, according to the notes. It's also used for yes/no questions, rather than just questions as a whole.
Directly from the Greetings Tips and Notes "-ne You stick the suffix -ne to the first word of a sentence to indicate that it is a yes/no question. The -ne is not mandatory and can be omitted."
Also someone else mentioned that when translating "you live" to latin, habitas or habitatis should be accepted.
Adding -e to the end of a city name makes the word "in [insert city name] (for example Romae = in Rome) so habitasne in Romae would translate to "Do you live in in Rome?". Hope this helps.
