Key Expressions Flashcards
Accipere or sumere
To take, recieve, or to understand in a certain way
Accipitur ut:
Is understood in the sense of
Adducere or inducere
To introduce or to bring in, includes the idea of citing
Contigere (or fieri)
as is the case, it can happen, that, it is possible
non contigat
contingit
It cannot
It is possible
Dicere
To say, to indicate, to bespeak, to call, to bemoan.
Dico
What I mean, (What I
Est with Infinitive
Usually the sense is
“one can do…” or “we can do…”
Non est procedere: We cannot proceed
Habere
Often better paraphrased in English Habere + de or habere aliquid de How much something is had in quantity Habere can also indicate something is proper to something.
Habere w/ infinitive
Can also mean “to have to.
Haberemus dicere: We would have to say
Incidere in idem or coincidere in idem
To be identical.
Instantia, ae
Sed ista instantia nulla est
Counter Example
But this counter example is null.
Inquantum
In as much as:
Functional equivalent to “secundum quod.”
Natum Est
Is meant, used with an expression of purpose.
Oportet
Must, or need.
Nec oportet: There is no need.
Propositum
Plan, proposal, resolution
ad propositum: the point at issue
Pro tanto
On this account
Puta / Ut Puta / Puta si
For example, suppose
Quantum ad
In regards to, sometimes just “in” is better.
Secondum quod
Insofar as, to the extent that, according as, or simply “as”
Secundum QUID
Technical term, meaning “In a certain respect.”
Secundum quod: Examples
Secundum quod huius modi: intended to focus things on a certain
Secundum quod est: in as much as it is, does eist
Secundum quod fuisset: as it would have existed
Velle: to wish, to will, but ALSO
“to be of the opinion.”
Sicut vult Augustinus: As Augustine understands it:
Locum non habet
Not necessarily a “location” in “locum” but from Greek. A locus.
Quod quit erat esse
What it was meant to be
Quidditas
What-ness
Simpliciter
Simply, or, without qualification
Secundum aliquid
According to a certain thing
QUOD can be relative neuter pronoun, so in Primum quod est necessarium it means…
THING: The first THING which is necessary.
Quod
As a relative neuter pronoun: THING
As a conjunction: THAT, or BECAUSE
Quod, Quia, Quoniam
Because, that.
Autem
However, but
Nam
For
Inde
From this, because
Quando:
When
Ideo
Therefore
Quam
that, which
et…et
Both…and
Gerundive
Verbal adjective which looks and is formed like a GERUND but it has the FORCE of a future passive participle, especially in the nominative and accusative.
Sciendum / Sciendum est = it must be known.
Think
Carthago delenda est = Carthage must be destroyed.
Mater amanda est: A mother must be loved.
If preceeded by “ad” then PURPOSE is indicated.
Dative of Agency Gerundive
When gerundive accompanied by a noun which is capable of agency.
Deus populo ladandus est: God must be praised BY THE PEOPLE
notice POPULO is in dative.
Virtus / Virtutis
Power or virtue
Prosum, prodesse, profui
to avail, be of help
super + Accusative
and super + ablative
Accusative: above, upon, over
ablative: concerning, about
How much
How greatly
Quanto
Tanto
Much
So much
