Appendix talk:Latin third conjugation
Lexī or legī?[edit]
The table itself says the first person singular perfect active indicative is legī, as does the page for lego. What's lexī now? 117.18.231.61 07:47, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
This is a bad example[edit]
I think it was a mistake to choose this word since the English "read" has the same spelling in past tense. If given permission, I will rewrite this section with a different verb as a contribution as well as an opportunity to improve my Latin. Kypwri (talk) 20:56, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
- That's a good point. Another verb would be better as an example. — Eru·tuon 21:00, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
- I've changed it to use tegō (“cover”). —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 21:38, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
Error in page[edit]
Where it says: Perfect passive: tēctus (“(having been) cover”), it should say: Perfect passive: tēctus (“(having been) covered”).
- Fixed, thanks! —Mahāgaja (formerly Angr) · talk 12:47, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
“Thou” and “Ye”[edit]
Do not use the generic "You" to translate a language with distinction in singular and plural second-person pronoun, unless one is to speak or write in a formal manner, as for:
| German | English |
|---|---|
| du | thou |
| dich | thee |
| ihr | ye |
| euch | you |
| Sie | you |
—146.190.151.231 11:45, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
- Since we live in the 21st century, not the 16th, we shouldn't be using "thou", "thee", and "ye" in our glosses. Better to use "you sg" and "you pl" as necessary for disambiguation. —Mahāgaja · talk 20:04, 28 February 2024 (UTC)