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June 14, 2014
Literal translation of the Latin: When there is danger, we may be unmindful of the sufferings which are far from us, nevertheless, let us remember the same and let us pray God for peace in Syria.
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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Cum
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When
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introduces circumstantial clause
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periculum
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danger
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nom. sing. neut. noun
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periculum, periculi; subj. of sit
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sit
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(there) is
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3rd pers. sing. pres. subj. verb
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sum, esse, fui; subj. in cum clause
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ne
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not
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memores
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mindful
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nom. pl. adj.
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memor, memoris
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simus
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we may
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1st pers. pl. pres. subj. verb
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sum, esse, fui
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miseriarum
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of the sufferings
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gen. pl. fem. noun
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miseria, miseriae
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quae
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which
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qui, quae, quod; antecedent is
miseriarum
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longe
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far
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adv.
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absunt
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are
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3rd. pers. pl. pres. ind. verb
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absum, abesse, abfui;
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a
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from
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Prep. + abl.
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governs nobis
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nobis
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us
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acc. pl. pronoun
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us
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tamen
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nevertheless
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earundem
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(of) the same
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gen. pl. fem. dem. adj.
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idem, eadem, idem; obj. of
reminiscamur
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reminiscamur
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let us remember
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1st pers. pl. pres. subj. deponent
verb
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reminiscor, reminisci;
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et
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and
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conj.
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Deum
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God
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acc. sing. masc. noun
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Deus, Dei; obj. of oremus
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pacem
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(for) peace
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acc. sing. fem. noun
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pax, paci; obj. of oremus
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oremus
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let us pray
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1st per. pl. pres. act. subj. verb
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oro, orare, oravi, oratum; hortatory
subj.
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in
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in
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Prep. + abl.
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governs Syria
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Syria
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Syria
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abl. sing. fem. Noun
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Syria, Syriae
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