Comments on: What is the best english to latin translation of “weak”? http://community.translista.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-best-english-to-latin-translation-of-weak.html Translation jobs, work at home, freelance translator Wed, 20 May 2009 11:58:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chocokitty http://community.translista.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-best-english-to-latin-translation-of-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-10373 Chocokitty Tue, 19 May 2009 08:34:04 +0000 http://community.translista.com/?p=4417#comment-10373 Infirmus is the word for weak, but infirma would be the feminine form of weak. Infirmus is the word for weak, but infirma would be the feminine form of weak.

]]> By: Pendolino http://community.translista.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-best-english-to-latin-translation-of-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-10372 Pendolino Mon, 18 May 2009 04:12:25 +0000 http://community.translista.com/?p=4417#comment-10372 It's good you asked this question before you got the tattoo! It's an excellent line by the way, but Latin cannot be translated without taking into account noun declensions and passive verb conjugations. What you want to say is- "cum enim infirmor tunc potens sum." cum - when enim - for (has to follow cum in Latin) infirmor - first person passive meaning 'I am weak' tunc - demonstrative adverb of time like 'therefore' potens- strong sum - I am Latin word placement is highly irregular to the English speaker, especially with the verb coming at the end. Good luck. NOTE HERE !- Yahoo! Answers won't let me write the word c u m because they think it's an expletive. It's the middle word of magna cum laude, and the first letters of these three words- child, urban, man. They think I am trying to say 'come' with a 'u'. C u m as one word goes as the first word in the verse where the three asterisks are, as in *** enim infirmor tunc potens sum. Does that make sense? It’s good you asked this question before you got the tattoo! It’s an excellent line by the way, but Latin cannot be translated without taking into account noun declensions and passive verb conjugations. What you want to say is-

“cum enim infirmor tunc potens sum.”

cum – when

enim – for (has to follow cum in Latin)

infirmor – first person passive meaning ‘I am weak’

tunc – demonstrative adverb of time like ‘therefore’

potens- strong

sum – I am

Latin word placement is highly irregular to the English speaker, especially with the verb coming at the end. Good luck.

NOTE HERE !- Yahoo! Answers won’t let me write the word c u m because they think it’s an expletive. It’s the middle word of magna cum laude, and the first letters of these three words- child, urban, man. They think I am trying to say ‘come’ with a ‘u’. C u m as one word goes as the first word in the verse where the three asterisks are, as in *** enim infirmor tunc potens sum. Does that make sense?

]]> By: Doethineb http://community.translista.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-best-english-to-latin-translation-of-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-10371 Doethineb Sat, 16 May 2009 00:27:13 +0000 http://community.translista.com/?p=4417#comment-10371 "Debilis" is the safest to go for. There is also "fessus-a" meaning "tired" and "imbecillus", but as the latter is related to the word "imbecile" and the former is too close to the French word for buttock, I'd stick to debilis. “Debilis” is the safest to go for.

There is also “fessus-a” meaning “tired” and “imbecillus”, but as the latter is related to the word “imbecile” and the former is too close to the French word for buttock, I’d stick to debilis.

]]> By: Nick S http://community.translista.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-best-english-to-latin-translation-of-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-10370 Nick S Fri, 15 May 2009 20:58:18 +0000 http://community.translista.com/?p=4417#comment-10370 a tatoo saying your weak?...hmm... debir? a tatoo saying your weak?…hmm…

debir?

]]> By: Jimmy http://community.translista.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-best-english-to-latin-translation-of-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-10369 Jimmy Wed, 13 May 2009 08:22:45 +0000 http://community.translista.com/?p=4417#comment-10369 Depends on the context. "Debil" is one word. Depends on the context. “Debil” is one word.

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