сряда, 16 март 2016 г.

Yes/No Questions

A/ -ne questions

Mercator est probus (The merchant is honest)
-Estne mercator probus? (Is the merchant honest?)

(Tu) me pulchram putas (You find me beautiful)
- Mene pulchram putas? (Do you find me beautiful?)

Lingam latinam amas (You love the Latin language)
- Linguam latinam amatisne (Do you love the Latin language?)

Recitas ((You) read)
- Recitasne? (Do you read) 

B/ How to form a question when you expect "yes"as an answer (Questions with nonne)

Iudex iustus est - The judge is just
-   Nonne iudex iustus est? (The judge is just, right?)

Pompeianus es - (You) are from Pompey
-Nonne pompeianus es? (Surely you are from Pompey, aren't you?)

Sanguis fluit - Blood is flowing
- Nonne sanguis fluit? (Blood is flowing, isn't it?) 

C/ Expect "no" as an answer (Questions with num)

Pompeianus es - (You) are from Pompey
-Num pompeianus es? (You aren't from Pompey, are you?)

Canes te terrent - The dogs frighten you

-Num canes te terrent? (The dogs surely don't frighten you, do they?)