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"At night the comrades arrive."
Translation:Noctu contubernales adveniunt.
September 6, 2019
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Hubert341307
811
Why is 'Noctu adveniunt comes' wrong? I thought it was possible to set another word order in Latin.
Moopish
917
In this course they seem relatively interchangeable (not sure if they always are however).
Comes (from which comites comes) seems to be more general, a companion, someone one goes with. The word comes from the prefix com- (with) and eo (I go) from what I have seen.
Contubernalis (from which contubernales comes) is more specifically a member of a contubernium, a squad that would share a tent together. The squad would all be comrades, tent companions.