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Learning Latin with Pope Francis - July 12, 2014

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July 12, 2014

Literal translation of the Latin: While the teams were competing in football, people from very many countries and various religions came together. May games continually foster a culture of fellowship.

Here's how the Latin works.

Latin	English	Parsing	Grammar Points
Turmis	(with) teams	abl. pl. fem. noun	turma, turmae; ablative absolute construction with pedifolle and certantibus
pedifolle	football	abl. sing. masc. noun	pedifollis, pedifollis
certantibus	competing	abl. pl. pres. act. part.	certo, certare, certavi, certatum
homines	people	nom. pl. masc. noun	homo, hominis
ex	from	Prep. + abl.	governs civitatibus and religionibus
plurimis	very many	abl. pl. fem. adj.	plurimus, plurima, plurimum; modifies civitatibus
civitatibus	countries	abl. pl. fem. noun	civitas, civitatis; This word denotes a political structure, a collection of citizens. It later evolved to mean “city”
variis	various	abl. pl. fem. adj.	varius, varia, varium; modifies religionibus
-que	and		enclitic
religionibus	religions	abl. pl. fem. noun	religio, religionis
convenerunt	came together	3^rd. pers. pl. perf. act. ind. verb	convenio, convenire, conveni, conventum
Ludi	Games	nom. pl. masc. noun	ludus, ludi; subj. of foveant
iugiter	continually	adv.
foveant	may they foster	3^rd. pl. subj. act. pres. verb	foveo, fovere, fovi, fotum
sodalitatis	of fellowship	gen. sing. fem. noun	sodalitas, sodalitatis
cultum	culture	acc. sing. masc. noun	cultus, cultus; direct obj. of foveant

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Learning Latin with Pope Francis - July 12, 2014

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