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DuckubingCuber347
DuckubingCuber347
Obviously none of you speak Latin.
DuckubingCuber347
DuckubingCuber347
For the Ducks!
Scollier
Scollier
@TheCubingCuber347, that's not really a grammatically correct translation. "Nam" does mean "for", but not correctly in this instance. "Pro," a Latin preposition, would be a more adequate word to use in this instance, meaning "on behalf of" or "for." This preposition takes the the ablative case, so the translation would be "Pro anates."(Continued)
Scollier
Scollier
However, this is grammatically a fragment, meaning it does not have a subject and predicate. So we can add a verb to make this sentence grammatically correct, with the verb "est," a form of the being verb, "sum." "Est" means "it is," and we can imply this in the sentence to make it grammatically correct. Therefore, the correct translation would be "Pro anates est," meaning "(It is) for the ducks!"
Scollier
Scollier
lol I'm dumb, I messed up the translation...

Pro takes the ablative case, not the accusative, so the translation would be "Pro anatibus est."
DuckubingCuber347
DuckubingCuber347
I know nothing about Latin so I'm just taking your word for it. You let me down.
Scollier
Scollier
I assume you used Google Translate for your original translation, and you need to know in the future, Google Translate for Latin seriously messes things up haha
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