Translation - English-Latin - to go down

Hi Ernst! Can I ask you about the source?

The lines translated into English as: to go down, to paint the town ... Are they infinitives or rather "purpose clauses"?



CC: Bamsa

Hi Aneta

The first line "to go down" is translated from "at gå i hundene" which can be translated as "go to the dogs" link

"at male byen rød" -> infinitive (to party in a wild manner)

Infinitive both

Uhm... should I change something, dear collega?

Well, I still don't know, because infinitives in English sometime are used as so-called "purpuse clauses" and I thought this was such a case here.

For examle:

"To know new language you have to learn it".

to know new language = purpose clause

In Latin it would start from "ut": Ut scias linguam novam eam discere debes (or: tibi ea discenda est)

Do you know what I mean, dear?

Of course. But didn't Bamsa say that they are infinitive clauses?

But, infinitives have many different functions. For me the first sentence "to go down " is stricte connected with the second one "You can do what you set your mind to"

In yours:"Corruere Facere potes quod in animum induxisti"they aren't connected at all.

I would rather translate it:

"Ut corrueas
facere potes quod in animum induxisti".

But I can be wrong.

Ernst, could you tell me what exactly function have the infinitives?

CC: Bamsa

Hi Aneta

"at måle byen rød"
"to paint the town red"
meaning
"going to party"
infinitive clause
(no reason -> not purpose clause)

"at gå i hundene"
the same, not purpose clause

Ok, dear Ernst. Thank you so much.
I'm sorry Efee. I just had to be sure. This is why I asked Ernst.

Some questions to you:

"Minime tibi dicendum sit numquam".
and
"Tibi vivendum sit donec vivis".

Why did you use coniunctivi here? Shouldn't be "est" instead of "sit"?

And since the folowing sentence doesn't contain a verb "should" (like the ones above) but "have to", I would suggest:
"Si A dixisti, tibi dicendum est B".
--> Si A dixisti, tibi dicere B necesse est.

just to diistinguish between the sentences above and this one.

The rest is just great!

You're right about the conjunctives, they should be indicatives.
And I like your "necesse est" sentence, too.

Done, sweety!