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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

First Five Lines of Catullus 37

Lecherous tavern and you companions,
At the ninth squared pillar from the felt cap brothers,
Are you believing that you alone have a male sex organ,
You alone to bid for whatever is maidenly
To have sex with, and to think the rest are male goats?

Catullus 37 Parsed Verbs

Esse- present active infinitive meaning "to be"
Licere- present active infinitive meaning "to fetch"
Est- 3rd person singular perfect passive indicative of "esse" meaning "to be"
Sunt- third person plural present active indicative form of "esse" meaning "to be"
Pugnata- perfect passive participle of "pugnare" meaning "to fight"
Consedit- third person singular perfect active indicative of "considere" meaning "to sit down, hold sessions"
Beati- perfect passive participle of "beare" meaning "to bless"
Confutuere-2nd person singular present passive subjunctive of "confutuare" meaning "to have sexual intercourse with a woman"
Putare- present active infinitive of "putare" meaning "to think"
Sedetis-2nd plural present active indicative of "sedere" meaning "to sit"
Amatis- 2nd person plural present active indicative of "amare" meaning "to love"
Indignum est- 3rd person singular perfect passive of "indignare" meaning "to scorn"
fugit - 3rd person singular present active indicative of "fugere" meaning "to flee"
amabitur - 3rd person singular future passive indicative of "amare" meaning "to love"
Putatis- 2nd person plural present active indicative of "putare" meaning "to think"
Irrumare - present active infinitive meaning "to abuse"
Facit- 3rd person singular present active indicative of "facere" meaning "to make"
Opaca- 2nd person singular present active imperative of "opacare" meaning "to shade"