If someone can help me explain the grammar a bit, that would be incredible
2006-11-30 13:11:25 · 2 answers · asked by P. Jensen 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
iubar meum es - You are my radiance/sun
iubar [beaming light, radiance; a heavenly body, esp. the sun]
Mihi lux solis es - You are my light of the sun
(Literally, you are the light of the sun to me)
Tu es mihi sol - you are my sun/sunshine
(Literally, you are the sun to me)
Latin does not have a word specifically for sunshine, they used sol for both the sun and to express the light or heat of the sun. They used both mihi and meus for the possessive my.
My source shows that iubar is a 3rd declension neuter noun, so meum would be correct.
2006-11-30 18:27:56 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The grammar in the first sentence is wrong. iubar is masculine in gender, therefore it should be "meus" not "meum."
One major difference between the two phrases is that in the first, the possessive pronoun "meus" is used to show possession, while in the second the dative case of the personal pronoun is used to show possession.
The first phrase emphasizes the possessor, while the second emphasizes the possession.
2006-12-01 03:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by Blaargh_42 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋