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Latin term or phrase:
Nunc scio quid sit amor
English translation:
Now I know what love is
Jun 15, 2001 15:18
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Jeremy J
Nunc scio quit sit amor.
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i'm not sure what to put here. I was just wondering what "Nunc scio quit sit amor." ( which I believe is latin) is translated into english. I think it's something like "I know now what love is" but i'm not sure. Could you help me out?
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| 0 +1 | Now I know what Love is. |
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Now I know what love is
- so you are right about the translation. However, in the Latin version it should be quid instead of "quit".
It's a quotation from Virgil's 8th eclogue.
It's a quotation from Virgil's 8th eclogue.
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Now I know what Love is.
Love might mean the god of Love (here masculine, therefore "Cupid").
NUNC: "now"
SCIO: "I know"
QUID: "what"
SIT: "is" [subjunctive form of the verb "be", required by the indirect-quotation form of this question]
AMOR: "love"
NUNC: "now"
SCIO: "I know"
QUID: "what"
SIT: "is" [subjunctive form of the verb "be", required by the indirect-quotation form of this question]
AMOR: "love"
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