LLPSI RA Cap. XLIII exercitium 4,5: Uter

[Hortensius]

The assignment is to insert uter / neuter / alter / uterque / utrimque:


Tullus: "Deos facio testes ------ prius populus ------ populi legatos res repetentes superbe dimiserit"

I have troubles figuring this one out. Is there a benign textkitter who can help me?

[Xystus]

Look at line 25 on page 117 for a hint (Ad haec Tullus, "Nuntiate," inquit...).

[Hortensius]

excellent, thanks!


I still, though, have some trouble distinguishing "uter" from "uterque"

It seems that they both means "both (of two)"

And, can someone hint me at how to distinguish "uter/uterque" from "ambo" ?

[Xystus]

"Uter" refers to one of two. "Uterque" is both of the two. For the difference between "uterque" and "ambo," you'd get the best answer by consulting a dictionary. How much is what I say worth?

This note is from the Lewis & Short entry for "uterque."

applied to two subjects regarded severally, while ambo regards the two as a pair
http://artflsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/ ... wisShort18

From the entry for "ambo" in Lewis & Short.

The difference between ambo and uterque is thus given by Charis. p. 49 P.: Ambo non est dicendum, nisi de his, qui uno tempore quid faciunt, utpote reges Eteocles et Polynices ambo perierunt quasi unā; Romulus autem et Africanus non ambo triumphārunt, sed uterque; quia diverso tempore).
http://perseus.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/phi ... isandshort

[mwh]

Two guys are at a bar.
Which of them is drunk? Uter ...
Each of them is drunk. Uterque ...
Both of them are drunk. Ambo ...

Two girls are at a bar.
Which of them is drunk? Utra …
Each of them is drunk. Utraque …
Both of them are drunk. Ambae …

All of them will die from the coronavirus. Omnes ...

[seneca2008]

Thanks for making me smile today!