Why and when would num be used? - Latin Language Stack Exchange For direct questions, num is one of the the explicit ways, together with nonne and -ne, of signalling a yes no question Whereas -ne is neutral and simply asks for either confirmation or denial of some detail (that is, the respondent can reply either 'Yes' or 'No'), nonne and num are used to ask leading questions
classical latin - -ne as an Indication of Fear in a Question - Latin . . . Nonne pater revertatur? Using -ne makes the question neutral, whereas in case of fear one type of answer is expected or hoped It is possible that there are ways to use -ne to indicate fear Even if such examples are found, that is very rare and makes a silly question for a quiz
english to latin translation - When do we add -NE when asking a . . . Or, if we want to signal we are expecting a positive answer, we can use nonne (which is actually non + -ne): Nonne canem vidisti? – Did you not see the dog? Simple -ne is neutral 2 when asking for an alternative between two choices, where the “or” is always an: Uter nostrum popularis est, tune an ego?
Where to put the enclitic -ne? - Latin Language Stack Exchange In particular, I have strong doubts about your cum Marcone: I couldn't find a single example of a prepositional phrase Prep+Noun+ne, and I would say it is impossible: the forms justified by the extant corpus are Nonne cum Marco? (confirmation expected) or Num cum Marco? (denial expected)
Is this translation correct? - Latin Language Stack Exchange "Materne(nonne mater)non tua tibi dixit illam non amare amicam tuam?" I find this weird because I learned that a double negative in Latin makes an affirmative Especially because it's a question with a negative meaning
vulgata - Dies unus—non primus? - Latin Language Stack Exchange Genese 1:5 Hieronymus traduxit: Appellavitque lucem Diem, et tenebras Noctem: factumque est vespere et mane, dies unus Cur "unus", non "primus"? Nonne numerum ordinalem significat? Nonne "unus"
Why is the subjunctive used in Vergils Georgics, 3,250? Vergil's Georgics, book 3, line 250, reads: nonne vides ut tota tremor pertemptet equorum corpora si tantum notas odor attulit auras Why is the subjunctive mood used here? And what is this ut?
Factum est vesperE et mane - Latin Language Stack Exchange Genesim 1:13 Hieronymus sic traduxit: Et factum est vespere et mane, dies tertius Cur “vespere”, non “vesper”? Puto id in casu nominativo esse debere, sed nonne “vespere” in casu ablativo est? S