A Place of Brightness: Learning Latin with Pope Francis

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Learning Latin with Pope Francis - October 22, 2016

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October 22, 2016

Here's a literal translation of the Latin: Do not be afraid! Open--nay rather--throw open the doors for Christ! - Saint John Paul the Second, on the day 22 of the month of October 1978.

And here's how the grammar of this Latin tweet works:

Latin	English	Parsing	Grammar Points
Nolite	Don’t (want)	pl. imper.	nolo, nolle, nolui; imperative of this verb plus an infinitive forms the negative command in Latin
timere	(to) be afraid	pres. act. inf.	timeo, timere, timui
Aperite	Open	pl. imper.	aperiō, aperīre, aperuī, apertus
immo	nay, rather		adv.
patefacite	throw open	pl. imper.	patefaciō, patefacere, patefēcī, patefactus
ianuas	the doors	acc. pl. fem. noun	ianua, ianuae
Christo	to/for Christ	dat. sing. masc. noun	Christus, Christi
Sanctus	Saint	nom. sing. masc. adj.	sanctus, sancta, sanctum; modifes Ioannes Paulus
Ioannes	John	nom. sing. masc. name	Ioannes, Ioannis
Paulus	Paul	nom. sing. masc. name	Paulus, Pauli
II	the Second
die	on the day	abl. sing. noun	dies, diei
XXII	22
mensis	of the month	gen. sing. fem. noun	mensis, mensis
octobris	of October	gen. sing. fem. adj.	Octōber, Octōbris, Octōbre
anno	in the year	abl. sing. masc. noun	annus, anni
MCMLXXVIII	1978

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Saturday, October 22, 2016

Learning Latin with Pope Francis - October 22, 2016

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