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Help with Latin grammar

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:50 am
by Sir Neil
While working on a new character, I realized that to properly dual-wield chainsaws, he needed to have the phrase, "Find some meat" in a scroll tattooed across his back. In Latin, naturally.

Near as I can figure, "Invenio Aliqua Caro" are the right words, but is the order correct?

Re: Help with Latin grammar

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:58 am
by Crissa
Order is not of as much significance as tense and form, in Latin.

...And that exhausts my knowledge of Latin.

-Crissa

Re: Help with Latin grammar

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:50 am
by Neeek
Crissa is correct in that word order is not grammatic mandated in Latin. However, the traditional order of a sentence is Subject, Object, Verb.

On the other hand, you seem to be using the imperative, so the order should be Verb, Adjective, Noun with the structure you are using, IIRC. My Latin is a tad rusty.

Re: Help with Latin grammar

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:12 am
by Username17
Also, you'll want to use the word viscus for meat because it's awesome.

-Username17