September 1, 2016
Here's a literal translation of the Latin: God gave to us the earth that reverently and constantly we may till and cultivate it.
And here's how the grammar of this Latin tweet 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
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dedit
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gave
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3rd
pers. perf. act. ind. verb
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do,
dare, dedi, datus
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nobis
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to us
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dat.
pl. pronoun
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nos,
nostri
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terram
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the earth
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acc.
sing. fem. noun
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terra,
terrae
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ut
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that
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conj
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reverenter
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reverently
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adv.
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constanter
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constantly
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adv.
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-que
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and
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conj.
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eam
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it
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acc.
sing. fem. dem. adj.
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is,
ea, id
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colamus
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we may till
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1st pers.
pl. pres. act. subj. verb
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colō, colere, coluī, cultus; used in purpose
clause following ut
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ac
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and
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conj.
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aremus
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we may cultivate
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1st
pers. pl. pres. act. subj. verb
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arō, arāre, arāvī, arātus; used in purpose
clause following ut
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