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2007-06-09 18:16:13 · 3 answers · asked by yzaraine 2 in Society & Culture Languages

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Id trade

Id = it, neuter accusative

Trade =To send on from one to another, singular imperative.

The 'id' is a possible word - as noted above, full context would be needed to be sure.

ADDED: For Leef: How is 'Pass it on' considered an idiom? It is a perfectly good standard English statement. The problem with translation to Latin is the unknown antecedent for 'it' - the gender of the thing being passed is not known. The translation given would fit for any neuter singular noun as the antecedent and forms a correct Latin sentence, meaning "Pass it on."

2007-06-10 07:14:28 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0 0

Sorry, but you can't translate into Latin or Greek like that.
Without a context there can be no translation, and e.g. "id trade" has no meaning whatever in Latin.

It's as if you translate an idiom from German into English word by word, and no-one will get your meaning, or if they do they'll laugh their heads off. "Equal goes it loose" is a famous example, it's supposed to mean "we'll start in a second"....

I hope you can see what I mean.

2007-06-11 15:44:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

the answer would depend entirely on what the "it" is. English is a much more subjective language than either lation or greek. Also, in what context is the word pass being used.

the phrase may translate loosely but your answer would be subjective.

2007-06-10 01:21:01 · answer #3 · answered by Thank U 2 4 · 0 1

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