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July 19, 2014
Literal translation of the Latin:God loves one giving cheerfully. Let us learn to give bountifully, unmindful of material possessions.
NB: The quote from 2 Cor 9:7 says "God loves a cheerful giver." Why does the English have "Lord"?
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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Deus
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God
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nom sing. masc. noun
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Deus, Dei; subj. of amat
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gaudenter
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cheerfully
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adv
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dantem
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(one) giving
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acc. sing. masc. pres. act. part.
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do, dare, dedi, datum; dir. obj. of
amat; participle used as substantive “giver”
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amat
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loves
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3rd pers. sing. pres. act. ind. verb
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amo, amare, amavi, amatum
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Largiri
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to give bountifully
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inf. of deponent verb
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largior, largiri, largitum
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discamus
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let us learn
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1st pers. pl. pres. subj. act. verb
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disco, discere, didici
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mercium
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of material possessions
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gen. pl. fem. noun
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merx, mercis
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immemores
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unmindful
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nom. pl. masc. adj.
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immemor, immemoris
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