"Truth is not in your nature"
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"Truth is not in your nature"
"ingenio vestro non est veritas" - is this ok, or is there a better form? I was also considering something like "vestro non est verum", or "verum non est vestri potestas/vim". What are your thoughts? And do you have any insights into when to use a genitive vs a dative, or does this only come with experience? Cheers.
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Re: "Truth is not in your nature"
vim should be vis.
I'd say that the genitive shows a more or less permanent quality, while the dative simply states possession.
I'd say that the genitive shows a more or less permanent quality, while the dative simply states possession.
Corrections are welcome (especially for projects).
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Re: "Truth is not in your nature"
I'm wondering if "in ingenio" might not work? From De Oratore:
Habet enim et voluntatem nocendi in iracundia et vim in ingenio et pondus in vita.
Cicero, M. T. (1902). M. Tulli Ciceronis Rhetorica. (A. S. Wilkins, Ed.). Medford, MA.
Habet enim et voluntatem nocendi in iracundia et vim in ingenio et pondus in vita.
Cicero, M. T. (1902). M. Tulli Ciceronis Rhetorica. (A. S. Wilkins, Ed.). Medford, MA.
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Re: "Truth is not in your nature"
Cheers. Also, how about "veritas dissidet vestro"? There is an example in the book "First Latin Steps – W.M. Josian", i.e, "Virtus dissidet plebi".