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"Where is the university?"
Translation:Ubi est universitas?
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"Ubi" when you're static, "quo" when there's motion towards.
https://www.reddit.com/r/latin/comments/978j1a/question_about_the_adverb_ubi/
neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis
Quid dico?
What do I say?
| AT | TO | FROM |
|---|---|---|
| ubi? (where?) | quo? (whither?) | unde? (whence?) |
| hic (here) | huc (hither) | hinc (hence) |
| illic (there) | illuc (thither) | illinc (thence) |
| istic (yonder) | istuc (to yonder) | istinc (from yonder) |
https://www.reddit.com/r/latin/comments/978j1a/question_about_the_adverb_ubi/e474u18/
The -ne clitic makes it a "yes-no" question. It cannot be both a "where" question and a "yes-no" question.
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Is the "est " really necessary. I have always understood that "Ubi universitas" implies the "est" and it is not necessary to put it in.
I don't know about that, but in these early lessons, think of it as teaching the appropriate verb conjugation.
For statements, yes. This is a question. First is the question word, then the focus of the question.
Then there's "Corinna est femina" because "est" is a stative verb and there is no object. Latin can also be SVC (subject verb complement).
