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14:24 Feb 10, 2013 |
Latin to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Dedications | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Judit Babcsányi Hungary Local time: 04:39 | ||||||
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To [my] most noble parents, to whom I return this [book] just as I received it [from them]. Explanation: Parentibus optimis -- dative case, used for the dedication Quibus -- dative, beginning of relative clause; object of the verb refero Si quid habeo acceptum -- "quid acceptum" is "the thing received". It's not exactly good Latin to use the verb habeo as an auxiliary verb to acceptum. Habeo means "I have". Sounds more like an Anglicism, "I have received it." Refero -- first person singular present indicative active. |
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To the best parents (in the world) to whom I owe for everything I have. Explanation: parentibus optimis - dativus quibus - refers to the above, dativus in the clause with refero AND ablativus with acceptum acceptum - past participle =having got something from somebody refero - predicate of subordinate clause = to trace back something to somebody si quid habeo - second subordinate clause, object to acceptum = if I have anything/everything I have |
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For the best of parents, to whom I make an acceptable return, if I have any (to make). Explanation: Lit., to whom I pay back (something) acceptable, if I have any acceptable return to make. 'Acceptum' is here the perfect passive particple used substantively. In this context, it is nearly equivilent to 'gratus', 'dear'; cf. Lewis & Short s.v. accipio ad fin. |
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