Sententiae I

Erratae possibiles sunt propter imperitiam meam.

NOTE
I have added in the brackets noun in the nominative case singular, the infinitive form of the verb and/or the grammar term(s).

Cum angiportus obscuros nunc ambulo, miseriam et egestatem video.

Now when I walk in the obscure side streets, I see misery and poverty.

Cor in pectore mea pulsat, cum te video.

The heart pulsates in my chest, when I see you.

Quid agis?

How are you?

Quid facis (facere III)?

What do you do?

Poema (poema, n) scribo (scribere III).

I write a poem.

Quis es?

Who are you?

Ego sum … tu es … is/ea/id est …

I am … you are … he/she/it is …

… femina (f), vir (m), puella (f), puer (m), amica (f), amicus (m), filia (f), filius (m).

… woman, man, girl, boy, (female) friend, (male) friend, daughter, son.

Nos sumus … vos estis … ei/eae/ea sunt …

We are … you are … they are …

… femininae, viri, puellae, pueri, amicae, amici, filiae, filii.

… women, men, girls, boys, (female) friends, (male) friends, daughters, sons.

Hic (m) puer est. Puer nitidus est.

This is a boy. The boy is handsome.

Haec (f) puella est. Puella nitida est.

This is a girl. The girl is beautiful.

Hoc (n) scriptum (n) est. Scriptum nitidum est.

This is a writing. The writing is cultivated.

Hic masculinus (m) genus est; haec femininus (f) genus est et hoc neuter (n) genus est.

This is the masculine, this is the feminine and this is the neuter case.

Quid est nomen tuum?

What is your name?

Nomen meum est …

My name is …

Nomini tui   oblitus sum (tempus perfectus).

I forgot your name.
Note: Latin perfect tense is often translated using the English past tense.
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