whatever peace you offer is peace I have come to find
Latin translation: quamquam porrigis pacem, ad illam pacem reperendam veni
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|  Selected response from: Francesco D'Alessandro Spain Local time: 03:59 | |||
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| na | Quamquam pacem porrigis, ad illam pacem reperendam veni |
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| na -1 | quaecumque pax polliceris est pax (quae) veni reperindo |
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| na -1 | quamquam porrigis pacem, ad illam pacem reperendam veni |
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1 hr peer agreement (net): -1
quaecumque pax polliceris est pax (quae) veni reperindo Explanation: there are really many words for "offer" in Latin, I've chosen "polliceor"(second person is polliceris) because it also means "to promise", in contrast to most verbs which would also mean "to sacrifice to the gods". |
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Quamquam pacem porrigis, ad illam pacem reperendam veni Explanation: Whatever = quisquis, quaequae, quidquid in the case in point quamquam is the feminine gender, accusative case peace is pax, but the accusative case is pacem porrigis is the 2nd person singular of "porrigere" illus, illa, illum = that one illam is the the feminine gender, accusative case in consistency with "pacem" there are several ways in Latin to say "in order to"; one of them is the preposition ad + accusative of the gerundive (reperendam is the the feminine gender, accusative case of the gerundive "reperendus", from "reperire" = to find) |
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quamquam porrigis pacem, ad illam pacem reperendam veni Explanation: it just came to my mind that this construction is stylistically better and have a look at my Thai translation! |
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