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Answered by George C. • Latin tutor
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What is an 'Ablative Absolute' and how can I translate it from Latin to English?

An ablative absolute is a construct very common in Latin. It comes from the verb "absolvo" (to free) and it literally means "a freed ablative" in the sense that it is completely independe...
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How do you write indirect statements when translating into Latin?

The rule for indirect statements in latin is nice and simple - you have to remember to put the subject in the accusative, and the verb in the infinitive. You have to include the subject of the indirect state...
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Many Romans begged Marcus to hurry to Rome (Prose Composition - Translate into Latin)

We start by parsing the sentence (find subject, establish sequence of tenses and what we are being tested on here) Lead student to point out it has a historic introductory verb and we are dealing with an ind...
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Why can an indirect command with impero not be made passive?

The verb impero, unlike the verb iubeo is used in a normal indirect command. A normal indirect command takes ut + subjunctive whereas iubeo takes the accusative infinitive construction as though it is an ind...
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