like "he will pay me"
2007-10-16 14:50:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The simplest answer is that there is no Latin word for 'will' for most ways we use it in English - but there is one for which there is a Latin equivalent. It's even tough to explain all the uses of 'will' in English.
If you mean the simple future tense, as noted, 'will' (or 'shall') is never a separate auxiliary verb in Latin. In the case of the future tense, the verb endings tell you that, and those are translated with the 'will' when given in English.
There is another possible use of 'will' in what you gave.It could be the simple future, or it could be expressing determination that 'he' most cetainly is going to pay you. In that useage, it's a modal verb. In Latin that does not translate simply - it takes a phrase to do it.
Vulto ut mihi pendat. Literally, I will that he pay me. Here, 'vulto' (or some other form of the verb) fills the role of English 'will'.
One thing that 'will' in English most assuredly is NOT is a phrasal verb. It is an auxiliary when used for the future tense, a modal with determination (and a few other uses), but never, ever a phrasal verb. A phrasal verb requires a verb's being coupled with a preposition or an adverb
2007-10-16 15:36:41 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"will" is a MODAL auxiliary verb which is used in English to mark the future. English uses these separate particles because it is an analytic language.
On the other hand, Latin is synthetic, i.e., syntax and meaning are shaped by inflection (suffixes in the words).
For example, if you take the infinitive "persolvere" (similar to pay), the future simple for he is "persolvet"
You can conjugate latin verbs here:
http://verbix.com/languages/latin.shtml.
EDIT: dollhaus is right, I said "will" is a phrasal verb... I meant "modal". I've been studying some phrasal verbs today ;)
2007-10-16 22:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by dianacem 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's no specific word for "will", it's included in the tense of the verb, in this case, future. Conjugate the verb "to pay" in the future
2007-10-16 21:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by browncoat_llama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dabit mihi pecuniam = he will pay me. the "will" part is in the "bi" part of the verb dabit.
2007-10-19 22:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋