- Forum >
- Topic: Latin >
- "You are a boy."
"You are a boy."
Translation:Tu es puer.
August 31, 2019
8 Comments
Because "tu" is the subject of the sentence (you are). Therefore, in Latin it has to be in the nominative case - tu.
"Tibi" is a different case, dative, expressing "to you". "Gratias tibi ago" means "I give you thanks", and here, "tibi" is the dative case of the pronoun "tu" because this person is the recipient of the thanks.
Here you can see the pronoun "tu" with its different cases: http://latindictionary.wikidot.com/pronoun:tu