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June 20, 2014
Literal translation of the Latin: How indifferent oftentimes a certain mind stands still in the face of human suffering, which nevertheless must be countered with concrete acts of love.
Here's how the Latin works.
Latin
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English
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Parsing
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Grammar Points
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Quam
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How
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conj.
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indifferens
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indifferent
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nom. sing. masc. adj.
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saepenumero
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oftentimes
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consistit
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stands still
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3rd pers. sing. pres. act. indic.
verb
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consisto, consistere, constiti,
constitus
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dolore
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pain
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abl. sing. masc. noun
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dolor, doloris
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coram
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in the face of
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Prep. + abl.
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humano
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human
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abl. sing. masc. adj.
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humanus, humana, humanum
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quidam
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a certain
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masc. sing. adj.
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quidam, quaedam, quoddam
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animus
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cui
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(to) which
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dat. sing. rel. pronoun
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qui, quae, quod; obj. of occuratur
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tamen
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nevertheless
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conj.
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oportet
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should
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3rd pers. sing. impers. verb
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oportet, oportere, oportui
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solidis
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(with) concrete
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abl. pl. masc. adj.
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solidus, solida, solidum; modifies
actibus
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caritatis
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of love
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gen. sing. fem. noun
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caritas caritatis
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actibus
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acts
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abl. pl. masc. noun
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actus, actus
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occurratur
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(may it) be
countered
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3rd pers. sing. act. pres. subj.
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occurro, occurrere, occurri, occursum
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