Learning Latin with Pope Francis - June 19, 2014

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June 19, 2014

Literal translation of the Latin: Hope must never be lost. For Jesus said, "And lo I am with you (in) all days until the end of the world."

Here's how the Latin works.

Latin	English	Parsing	Grammar Points
Spes	Hope	nom. sing. fem. noun	spes, spei
numquam	never	conj
amittenda	must be lost	nom. sing. fem. gerundive	amitto, amittere, amisi, amissum
est	(be)	3rd pers. sing. pres. verb	sum, esse, fui; with gerundive form, produces  meaning “must be done.” Cf. Carthago delenda est, “Carthage must be destroyed.”
dixit	said	3rd pers. sing. perf. act. indic.	dico, dicere, dixi, dictum
enim	for		postpositive conj.
Iesus	Jesus	nom. sing. masc. name
et	and	conj.
ecce	lo
ego	I	1st per. nom. sing. pronoun
vobiscum	with you	2nd. pers. abl. pl. pronoun	Prep. cum is enclitic, Cf. mecum, “with me”
sum	am	1st pers. sing. pres. verb	sum, esse, fui
omnibus	(in) all	abl. pl. adj.	omnis, omne; modifies diebus
diebus	days	abl.pl. noun	dies, diei; abl. of time in which
usque ad	until	Prep. + acc.
consummationem	the end		consummatio, consummationis
saeculi	of the earth	gen. sing. neut. noun	saeculum, saeculi. Cf. In Saecula Saeculorum, “Forever and ever.”