Loving life
Latin translation: amans vitae
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|  Selected response from: Joseph Brazauskas United States Local time: 11:37 | |||
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| 5 +1 | amans vitae |
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| 4 | vita pia (it should be "vitam piam! after the latin declination") |
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28 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1amans vitae Explanation: Lit., 'loving' or 'fond of life'. 'Amans' is a present participle used as a relative (sometimes called a transitive) adjective. These require a referent in the genitive case, which is known in such constructions as a 'genitive of specification'. This genitive is essentially objective; hence the participial adjective is sometimes called 'transitive'. |
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1 hr confidence: 
vita pia (it should be "vitam piam! after the latin declination") Explanation: pius-a-um (agg.)means the love for parents, family, friends and so on... |
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