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English translation: how // why


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Latin term or phrase:quid
English translation:how // why
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)
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01:21 Sep 3, 2004
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Education / Pedagogy
Latin term or phrase: quid
quid et colore albo et per atramentum atque omnino legendum?
jorge
how // why
Explanation:
Depending on the context, "quid" usually means either "how" or "why"

Mike :)

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-09-03 01:24:22 GMT)
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This is when it is used as an adverb.
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 06:17
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2how // why
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 +1whatEnrique de Lafuente
4what
Tony Pratschke


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
how // why


Explanation:
Depending on the context, "quid" usually means either "how" or "why"

Mike :)

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-09-03 01:24:22 GMT)
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This is when it is used as an adverb.

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph J. Brazauskas: yes, but it also means 'what?', as an interrogative internal accusative equivilent to 'cur', 'quomodo', etc.., as well as an interrogative (neuter) pronoun. It is also frequent after 'si', 'nisi', and the like in protases..
7 hrs
agree  Alfa Trans
1 day10 hrs
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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
what


Explanation:
question

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-09-03 01:27:33 GMT)
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may be \"Who\"

Enrique de Lafuente
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kirill Semenov
3 hrs
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
6 hrs
disagree  Joseph J. Brazauskas: No, 'who' (interrogative) is 'quis'.
7 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
what


Explanation:
In the context of your sample I think that 'quid' = 'what'. There may be some part of the sentence omitted. I would translate the sentence you give as: "What (is there) for reading both with white colour and by means of black ink but yet altogether." The gerund 'legendum' is in the accusative and that is the gerund of purpose which I translate as 'for reading'. If you could supply more context I could give a more accurate translation

Tony Pratschke
Ireland
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in IrishIrish
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