05.06.25: Follow-up on the previous post; Rocco recovers! [1]

Referring to:

https://www.facebook.com/.../latin.../posts/703028542308417/

Again, Vincent’s video touches on some points that are heading into Level 3 (notes [4] and [5])

Post aliquot hōrās in silvā │ After a few hours in the forest

Nunc Rocco fessissimus est. │ Rocco is very tired now.

Surge, Rocco!│ Get up, Rocco.

Redeāmus domum. │ Let’s go back home.

Surge, Rocco! │ Get up, Rocco.

Aquam bibe! │ Drink water.

Sine cūrā sitis. │ Don’t worry [ = literally: may you (all) be without concern].

Hodiē iterum optimē valet. │ Today he’s doing very well again.

Et parātus est … │ And he’s ready …

Vēnī! │ Come!

Vīsne īre dēambulātum? │ Do you want to go for a walk?

Vīsne? │ Do you (want to)?

Eāmus! Eāmus! │ Let’s go! Let’s go!

[1] aliquot (indeclinable): a few; some; several

[2]

fessus, -a, -um: tired > fessissimus, -a, -um: [i] the most tired or (here) [ii] very tired

bonus, -a, -um: good > optimus, -a, -um: [i] the best [ii] very good > optimē: very well

[3] Command forms

bibō, -ere [3]: drink > aquam bibe!

surgō, -ere [3]: get up > surge!

veniō, -īre [4]: come > venī!

The inclusion of the exclamation mark is a convention to indicate a command; it doesn’t necessarily imply shouting!

[4] subjunctive uses

[a] Expressing ‘let us [do something]’ (in grammar: the hortatory* subjunctive)

Eāmus! │ Let’s go!

Redeāmus domum. │ Let’s go home.

[b] Expressing commands, most often when referring to a third person (in grammar: the jussive* subjunctive), for example:

Vivat rēx! │ May the king live! [= long live the King!]

However, it can (as here) be used to address somebody directly:

Sine cūrā ¦ sītis. │ Don’t worry [= literally: may you be ¦ without concern]

This is part of the present subjunctive of sum, esse and a good way of remembering them are two phrases which express greetings:

salvus, -a sīs │ May you be (sg.) well.

salvī, -ae sītis │ May you be (pl.) well.

*Some Latin grammars do not distinguish between these two since they both refer to a form of command / suggestion.

[5] Vīsne īre dēambulātum? │ Do you want to go for a walk?

This last point has been referred to very much in passing in previous posts and will be looked at in detail at Level 3. It is known in grammar as the supine. See the next post for more details.