Nunc scio quit sit amor.

English translation: Now I know what love is

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Latin term or phrase:	Nunc scio quid sit amor
English translation:	Now I know what love is

15:18 Jun 15, 2001

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Latin term or phrase: Nunc scio quit sit amor.

i'm not sure what to put here. I was just wondering what "Nunc scio quit sit amor." ( which I believe is latin) is translated into english. I think it's something like "I know now what love is" but i'm not sure. Could you help me out?

Jeremy J

Now I know what love is

Explanation:
- so you are right about the translation. However, in the Latin version it should be quid instead of "quit".

It's a quotation from Virgil's 8th eclogue.

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Randi Stenstrop
Local time: 20:12

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Now I know what love is

Randi Stenstrop

na +1

Now I know what Love is.

Wigtil (X)

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45 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Now I know what love is

Explanation:
- so you are right about the translation. However, in the Latin version it should be quid instead of "quit".

It's a quotation from Virgil's 8th eclogue.

Reference: http://patriot.net/~lillard/cp/verg.ec8.html.

Randi Stenstrop
Local time: 20:12
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in pair: 24

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Thank you very much!

5 hrs peer agreement (net): +1

Now I know what Love is.

Explanation:
Love might mean the god of Love (here masculine, therefore "Cupid").

NUNC: "now"
SCIO: "I know"
QUID: "what"
SIT: "is" [subjunctive form of the verb "be", required by the indirect-quotation form of this question]
AMOR: "love"

Wigtil (X)
PRO pts in pair: 67

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