I'm working on writing out conjugations to study with, and I'm stuck on the verb "constituere." This is what I came up with: constituo, constituis, constituit, constituimus, constituitis, constituunt. I'm almost positive it's a third conjugation, but those verbs look really weird to me. Is this a special verb or is this how this verb is conjugated? Thanks for the help!
- Olivia
posted by Ex Pluribus Unum @ 11:28 AM
2 Comments:
Yes, the conjugation of constituere is absolutely correct, Olivia. get used to Latin words looking funny or downright obscene to english eyes. case in point: the imperative of the verb facere which means 'Do!' is FAC (=funnier with my accent than with yours). The imperative of the verb dicere, which means 'say!' is DIC. our english word for witnessing 'testi-mony' comes from the latin word for testicle (=testis) because the Romans, when providing testimony in court, they had to keep their hands on that part of their body: they were bound under oath that, if their testimony was false, that piece would fall off right in their hands...aren't you glad that we get scott free with a simple 'as god is my witness'?
EM
1. Thanks for confirming the translation. :)
2. With the facts you just provided, it makes me want to study Latin more. It's so freakin' fascinating!
- Olivia
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