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Learning Latin with Pope Francis - April 9, 2015

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April 9, 2015

Literal translation of the Latin: Give to us, O Lord, the gift of tears, that we may lament our sins and obtain your forgiveness.

Here's how the Latin works:

Latin	*English*	Parsing	Grammar Points
Da	Give	sing. imper.	do, dare, dedi, datus
nobis	to us	dat. pl.	nos, nostrum
Domine	O Lord	voc. sing.	Dominus, domini
lacrimarum	of tears	gen. pl.	lacrima, lacrimae
donum	the gift	acc. sing	donum, doni
ut	in order that/so that
deploremus	we may lament	1st pers. pl. pres. act. subj.	deplōrō, deplōrāre, deplōrāvī, deplōrātus
peccata	sins	acc. pl.	peccatum, peccati
nostra	our	acc. pl.	noster, nostra, nostrum
veniamque	and forgiveness	acc. sing	venia, veniae, enclitic -que ‘and’
tuam	your	acc. sing.	tuus, tua, tuum,
adipiscamur	we may obtain	1st pers. pl. pres. subj. deponent verb	adipīscor, adipīscī, adeptus sum

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Learning Latin with Pope Francis - April 9, 2015

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