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Use the drоpdоwn menus tо select а possible trаnslаtion to characterize the relationship between the ablative absolute clause and the main clause: Hīs bonīs virīs imperium tenentibus, rēs pūblica valēbit. [Since] these good men are holding power, the Republic will be strong. Hāc fāmā narrātā, dux urbem sine morā reliquit. [When1] this story has been told, the general will leave the city without delay. Cīvibus patriam nōn iuvantibus, possumus tamen habēre magnās spēs. [Although1] the citizens are not helping the country, we can nevertheless have hope. Hōc ōrātōre populum vocante, fidēs nostra servātur. [When2] this orator summons the people, our faith is saved. Lībertāte nōn dēlētā, magna tamen metus est. [Although] freedom has not been destroyed, there is nevertheless great fear.
Supply the missing wоrd tо cоmplete the Lаtin trаnslаtion of the English sentences below: With the letters having been sent, we can expect many gifts. Litterīs [missis], possumus multa dōna exspectāre. With the plan of the tyrant being foolish, a great citizen must protect the people. Cōnsiliō tyrannī [stulto], magnus cīvis populum cōnservāre dēbet. With your friends coming into the city, we will prepare a good dinner. Amīcīs vestrīs in urbem [venientibus], cēnam bonam parābimus. When the matter [rēs, reī f.] had been reported by their men, the hopes of all good men were destroyed. [re] ā virīs eōrum narrātā, spēs omnium bonōrum dēlētae [sunt]. Although your daughter will leave [relinquō, relinquere] the house today, you will nevertheless see her again tomorrow! Tuā fīliā casam hodiē [relictura], iterum tamen eam crās vidēbis! Don't forget to add macrons! You can copy and paste letters with macrons into the word with these letters: ā ē ī ō ū
Trаnslаting аblative absоlutes: оbserving the sequence оf tense The use of "when", "since", or "although" in translating ablative absolutes is a very handy way of producing more natural English translations. There is a complication, however: whenever the main verb is any past tense (perfect, imperfect, pluperfect), we have to be careful to make sure the relationship between the tenses in Latin is reflected in our translation in English. Remember, Latin participles express tense relative to the main verb: perfect participles happen before the action of the main verb, present participles happen at the same time, and future participles happen after the main verb. Consider, for example, one of the sentences we've already seen, but with a perfect tense main verb. Again, the literal "with" translation follows: Verbīs Caesaris audītīs, cōpiae hostēs petīvērunt. With the words of Caesar having been heard, the forces attacked the enemy. Now, when using the "with" version, the translation of the participle isn't affected (this is one of the advantages of using this version), since the participle still expresses that its action (the words getting heard) happens before the main verb action (the attack). But watch what happens when we translate the ablative absolute using "when": When the words of Caesar had been heard, the forces attacked the enemy. The tense of the verb in English has been modified to pluperfect ("had been heard") to indicate the temporal relationship between the two verbs. Here's another example: Hīs bonīs virīs imperium tenentibus, rēs pūblica valuit. With these good men holding power, the Republic was strong. Again, the literal translation of the present active participle is unaffected by the main clause. But using the "since" version yields this translation: Since these good men were holding power, the Republic was strong. Now, we need to indicate through the translation of the present participle that its action is happening at the same time as the main clause. To do this, we use the imperfect tense in English. Understanding this "sequence of tenses" can be tricky, but it becomes an increasingly important part of comprehension and translation work now that we are looking more at tense forms (like participles, and, soon, infinitives) that are relative to the action of the main verb.