How do you say, "I learned math" in Latin?
2007-07-07 15:26:09 · 8 answers · asked by ktm 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
What if it was "we learned math." ?
2007-07-07 18:17:14 · update #1
"Mathematica didici."
@dollhaus...: I meant the accusative plural neutr. of "mathematikós" - which also can mean: all the things which belong to "mathematics"; nevertheless, your translation, of course, comes along!
Edit: "We learned ..." is "didicimus".
I concede I prefer the Greek term of "mathematics" in neutr. plural - but you can also - as @dollhaus... mentioned it - take the Latin adjective "mathematicus, -a, -um" to refer to "mathematics" - it's then the feminine "mathematicam (artem)" - the "art" or technique of mathematics.
2007-07-07 15:40:36 · answer #1 · answered by Deus ex Machina 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mathematicam didici.
DEM is close, but has wrong case for 'mathematica'. It must be in accusative case, 'mathematicam'.
The answers with 'philologus' must come from one of those ridiculous translation sites. 'Philologus' as a noun means 'scholar'. As an adjective, it does mean 'learned' ot 'literary'. Math and mathematics are still in English - the site didn't even translate that. Never trust the translation sites - their output is garbage.
Added: DEM - 'Mathematica' as a noun was established in classical Latin. See Seneca, Epistolae 88, 23, although the original term was 'ars mathematica' and the source was Greek. It's hard enough explaining Latin without bringing in Greek.
2007-07-07 23:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ego philologus math or philologimus math.
in latin philologus means learn but to create a sentence the verb and the subject are joined together in most cases, putting imus at the end of the root word of philologus makes the one word have the subject " I " and the verb " learned ".
2007-07-07 22:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by natty j 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I do study Latin but I don't know what that means!
2007-07-07 22:29:25 · answer #4 · answered by mabekah m 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
The answers of Fragona and netty j are correct. turtle's answer is in German and DG is using profanity (cursing/cussing) in English.
2007-07-07 23:01:13 · answer #5 · answered by Brat Sheila♥♫ - the Precocious 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
EGO philologus mathematics.
(there was no mathematics in roman time only geometry. Their numeric system didn't allow it)
2007-07-07 22:35:13 · answer #6 · answered by Fragoma 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't know, but if you want to be funny, say, "Ich bin lernen mathmaticos, mann"
2007-07-07 22:28:11 · answer #7 · answered by The Wonderer 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Si fuc ked math
2007-07-07 22:27:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋