13.09.24: walking in the sun

Versārī in umbrā │ Being in the shade

sub arboribus │ under the trees

iūcundum est. │ is pleasant

scīlicet │certainly / of course

Ego autem hīc in sōle ambulō │ However, I’m walking here in the sun

*** quod dēlector │ because I am delighted / pleased

calōre sōlis. │by the heat of the sun.***

Nōn obligātus sum. │I am not obliged.

Est voluntās mea. │It’s my choice [= free will]

Focus on the lines marked by asterisks:

… quod [i] dēlector ¦ [ii] calōre sōlis.

[i] This is another part of the passive voice and is easy to form:

laudō │ I praise > laudor │ I am praised

i.e. the first person singular present tense -ō adds /r/ and shortens the vowel

Therefore:

dēlectō │ I delight / please (somebody) > dēlector│ I am delighted

[ii]

(a) If Vincent were being delighted ¦ by a poet, Latin would use ā + ablative

ā poetā dēlector

(b) Here, however, he is being delighted by an inanimate noun i.e. something that is not living; Latin uses the ablative without a preposition to express this:

… quod [i] dēlector ¦ [ii] calōre ¦ sōlis. │ [i] I am delighted [ii] by the heat ¦ of the sun.