Learning Latin with Pope Francis - July 17, 2014

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July 17, 2014

Literal translation of the Latin: For indeed the Church has been sent for the spreading of the Gospel to the nations, namely in order that all people may be able to meet Jesus.

Here's how the Latin works.

Latin	English	Parsing	Grammar Points
Ecclesia	The Church	nom. sing. fem. noun	ecclesia, ecclesiae; subj. of missa est
vero	indeed	adv
ipsa	her own	abl. sing. fem. adj.	ipse ipsa, ipsum; modifies natura
sua	her	abl. sing. fem. dem. adj.	suus, sua, suum; modifies natura
natura	by nature	abl. sing. fem. noun	natura, naturae; abl. of means or manner
missa	sent	nom. sing. fem. past participle	mitto, mittere, missi, missum
est	has been (is)	3rd pers. sing. pres. ind. verb	sum, esse, fui; here with past participle miss
Evangelio	the Gospel	dat. sing. neut. noun	evangelium, evangelii; obj. of diffundendo (attracted into the case of the gerund)
gentibus	to the nations	dat. pl. masc. noun	gens, gentis; indirect object
diffundendo	for the spreading	dat. sing. masc. gerund	diffundo, diffundere, diffudi, diffusum;
videlicet	namely
enim	for
ut	in order that		conjunction introduces purpose clause with subjunctive verb possint
omnes	all	nom. pl. masc. adj.	omnis, omne; modifies homines
homines	people	nom. pl. masc. noun	homo, hominis; subj. of possint
occurrere	to meet	pres. act. infinitive	occurro, occurrere, occurri, occursum
Iesu	Jesus	acc. sing. masc. name	Iesus, Iesu (Greek declension); obj. of occurrere
possint	may be able	3rd pl. pres. subj. verb	possum, posse, potui