Snickerdoodle Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Clearly I am not operating at a very high level this morning. Who will reply to the leader? Quis duci respondebit? Why "duci" and not "duce"? Must eat chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Not to mention it's afternoon, not morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Mom Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Who will reply to the leader? Quis duci respondebit? I think duci is dative because it a dative of reference. Respondebit is a transitive verb, so it can't be a "dative after an intransitive verb" which was my first thought. So, "Who will respond -to whom/for whom- the leader?" makes it dative of reference to "the leader". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest home edder Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 'duci' is dative (to or for); 'duce' is ablative (by, with or from). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 duci is dative. ("to the leader") I would just call this a simple dative due to indirect object. This particular sentence has no direct object. Three types verbs which frequently take a dative of indirect object are verbs of giving, showing and telling, and respondebit is like telling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 'duci' is dative (to or for); 'duce' is ablative (by, with or from). Well, there are ablatives in Latin that translate to "to" in English. I think duci is dative because it a dative of reference. Respondebit is a transitive verb, so it can't be a "dative after an intransitive verb" which was my first thought. So, "Who will respond -to whom/for whom- the leader?" makes it dative of reference to "the leader". Ok, wait, "respond" is listed also as an intransitive verb. This is making more sense. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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