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May 29, 2014
Literal translation of the Latin: Let us enter a friendship with Jesus, (who is) most friendly to us, in order that we may follow him, walk with him, and live for him.
This Tweet is a fine lesson in subjunctive verbs.
Here's how the Latin works.
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Latin
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English
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Parsing
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Grammar Points
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gratiam
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friendship
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acc. sing. fem. noun
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gratia, gratiae; Object of ineamus
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ineamus
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Let us enter
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1st pers. pl. pres. subj. act.
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ineo, inire, inivi; Hortatory
Subjunctive
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apud
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at, among, with
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Prep. + acc.
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governs Iesum
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Iesum
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Jesus
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acc. sing. masc. name
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nobis
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to/for us
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dat. pl.
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nos, nostrum
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amicissimum
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most friendly
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acc. sing. masc. adj.
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superlative of amicus; modifies Iesum
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ut
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so that, in order
that
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conj.
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governs subj. verbs in purpose clause
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eum
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him
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acc. sing. masc.
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from is, ea, id; object of sequamur
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sequamur
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(that) we may
follow
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1st pers. pl. pres. subj.
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deponent verb sequor, sequi, secutus
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cum
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with
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Prep. + abl.
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governs eo
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eo
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him
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abl. sing. masc.
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from is, ea, id
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ambulemus
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(that) we may walk
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1st pers. pl. subj. act.
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ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi, ambulatum
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et
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and
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conj.
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pro
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for
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Prep. + abl
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governs eo
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eo
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him
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abl. sing. masc.
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from is, ea, id
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vivamus
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(that) we may live
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1st pers. pl. subj. active
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vivo, vivere, vixi
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