Here is a Latin rendition of the sentences. Note that there is no word for existence in Latin, and all of the following translations are open to debate. Generally, some part of the verb 'esse' is used to denote existence.
By Wai Keet.
Existence................. (no direcranslation) Life.......................... vita Being [noun]............ (no direcranslation)
I was......................... eram he was...................... erat they were..................erant
I am.......................... sum you are..................... es He is......................... est
they are..................... sunt I will be...................... ero he will be................... erit they will be................ erunt
there was.................. erat there will be............... erit it existed................... erat
Finally ten short sentences. [please put the 'existence' word in brackets] example; The girl [is] a student.
The girl is a student............... Puella est discipula. The boy is being kind............ Puer [est] beneficus.
The building has existed for ten years........... Aedificium decem annos [est].
The girl is running quickly.... Puella celeriter currit. The boy is handsome............ Puer [est] speciosus. The man is a doctor.............. Vir [est] medicus.
I believe in the existence of atoms.................. Credo atomum [esse].
Life exists on earth.............. Vita [est] in terram.
I like being a student.......... Discipulus [esse] amo. I enjoy life......................... Vita fruor.
I love him/her with my whole 'Being.' .................... Eum amo ex toto. |