How would one say "I am" (like to answer the question are you ready) in Latin?

Answer 1

"I am" is "sum" in Latin.

That doesn't seem right, somehow. I wonder if "paratus" (if you're male, "parata" if you're female) would be a better reply.

If the question is directed to you ("Are you ready?"), you can say "ita." (There's no word in Latin that translates into "yes," but "ita" is commonly used in that context.)

Answer 2

To rant and rave a little: The question asks for LATIN, not SPANISH, so it's not 'Si' or 'Yo soy' or anything else in Spanish.

Well, it might be 'sum', but most likely a Roman's answer to that question would be 'paratus' - which means 'ready.' In Latin, the most common way to give a positive answer to a question was simply to repeat the emphatic word from the question. In fact, the Romans did not even have a word for 'yes' - they relied on this technique.

Q. Es paratusne (Are you ready) A. Paratus (Ready)

Answer 3

sum. (You had so many conflicting answers that I wanted to verify the correct one for you, which a few others gave.)

If the question is "esne paratus?" (or "esne parata?" if you are asking a female) the answer is "sum."

No need for "ego" though you can add that. Adding ego doesn't make it wrong, it's just extra emphasis on the "I" part of "I am."

Most often, a Roman answered with just the verb, but I have rarely seen just the adjective. Paratus would be correct, but not the way a Roman would have said it. (At least, not the authors that I have read.) They might have said "paratus sum" or "parata sum" but most often, just "sum."

Interestingly enough, Cicero often spoke of himself in the plural, though he was never king. He might have said sumus! (we are). Talk about an ego! (The English ego this time!)

Answer 4

The appropriate answer would be "paratus sum", ie. "I am ready" . The usual English answer to that question, "I am", is in fact a contraction of "I am ready", and doesn't translate directly.

"Sum" on its own means "I exist", or " I have being" or phrases along those lines. The philosophical saying "Cogito ergo sum" means "I think, therefore I exist".

Answer 5

"Dollhaus" (up above) is right. Give them the prize!

When we use "am" in English in the sentence "I am ready", it is an auxiliary (helping) verb to show that it is in an extended present moment.
"I am" can also mean "I exist" ( the usual translation of Rene Descartes' proof of his own existence).
"I am" can also be the beginning of a sentence about my having some quality "I am purple", for example.
and finally , "I am" can be the beginning of a sentence about my bing the same individual as some other way of describing me, for example, "I am the owner of that car".

Answer 6

Sum

Answer 7

Ego sum

Answer 8

Sum.

Answer 9

you just say si, that's it. I've never heard ppl saying sum, so don't pay atention to that answer.

Answer 10

"ego (I) sum (am)" although it is often found abreviated to "sum"