Ryan H.

asked • 02/02/20

According to the sentence what will the family be given?

Tuae familiae pro opera in terra pecuniam dabo

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Geneva K. answered • 02/06/20

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Look for the accusative in this sentence, pecuniam. This is the direct object of the sentence and translates to "wealth," or "property" among other things.

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Robert B.

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This can be seen even by an English word: PECUNIARY relating to or consisting of money. "he admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception"
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John G. answered • 02/04/20

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So let's parse out the sentence. Our verb is dabo - "I will give." This means we're looking for the direct object, which will be in the accusative. Fortunately for us, only pecuniam is in the accusative, and that means "money."

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Robert B.

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Though with a verb like "dabo" there can be a direct and an indirect oblect I gave Jack the money.
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