Monday, March 24, 2025

25.06.25: Level 3; the ablative absolute [3]: literal translation

All of the following phrases are ablative absolutes; translate them into English using, at this stage, the literal construction ‘with X having been Y-ed’

Examples:

urbe ¦ captā │ with the city ¦ having been captured

servō monitō │ with the slave having been warned

  1. urbe incēnsā
  2. cōnsule interfectō
  3. librō lectō
  4. epistulā scriptā
  5. oppidō oppugnātō
  6. mīlitibus revocatīs
  7. hīs litterīs acceptīs
  8. hīs verbīs dictīs

____________________

  1. with the city having been set on fire
  2. with the consul having been killed
  3. with the book having been read
  4. with the letter having been writeen
  5. with the town having been attacked
  6. with the soldiers having been recalled
  7. with this / these letter(s) having been received
  8. with these words having been said

No comments: