Expert: Maria - 6/14/2008

Question
Hello. I know these phrases that have some value to me and i would like for you to please translate them in Latin. "What you stole i would've given freely" and "this too shall pass".

Your help would be greatly appreciated . Thank you.

Answer
Hello,

here are the translations you asked me:

1-“Quod  mihi eripuisti id tibi sponte donare volebam”
(What you stole I would've given freely)

2-“Et hoc transibit”
(This too shall pass).

Best regards,
Maria
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Note that:

-What  = QUOD (neuter of the relative pronoun QUI)

-you stole = MIHI ERIPUISTI ( past tense of ERIPIO plus the dative MIHI)

-I would' = ID VOLEBAM ( from VOLO)

-ve given =  TIBI DONARE (infinitive of DONO plus the dative TIBI)

-freely = SPONTE (adverb)


-This= HOC (nominative neuter of the pronoun HIC)

-Too= ET  ( alternate form of ETIAM)

-Shall pass= TRANSIBIT (3rd.person singular, future of TRANSEO).

As you can see, Latin word order can be different from English.