The Many Faces of Quam relative pronoun (feminine, accusative singular) translates as which” depending on the English “whom, definition of the antecedent examples: da(te) tuae fīliae, quam saepius legere illī magistrī iussērunt, eōs librōs. these books to your “Give daughter, whom those teachers were ordering to read more often.” water that I haec aqua quam bibō gelidior est. “This am drinking is too cold.” omnis Gallia, quam Rōmānī tenēbant, in partēs trēs dīvisa est. of Gaul, which the Romans controlled, “All was divided into three parts.” adverb for exclamations translates as often used to modify either an adjective “how”: or another adverb examples: quam ferōciter, avia, mordēs illum pullum! “How fiercely you bite that chicken, Grandma!” quam mirābile! wonderful!” “How DO NOT CONFUSE WITH: interrogative adverb quōmōdō, meaning as in what manner” or what means” “how” “in “by do you feel today?” quōmōdō sentis “How quōmōdō Rōmānī tot aedificia magna did the Romans build so many fabricāvērunt? “How great buildings?” The Many Faces of (continued) Quam
The Many Faces of Quam relative pronoun (feminine, accusative singular) translates as “whom, which” depending on the English definition of the antecedent examples: da(te) tuae fīliae, quam saepius legere illī magistrī iussērunt, eōs librōs. “Give these books to your daughter, whom those teachers were ordering to read more often.” haec aqua quam bibō gelidior est. “This water that I am drinking is too cold.” omnis Gallia, quam Rōmānī tenēbant, in partēs trēs dīvisa est. “All of Gaul, which the Romans controlled, was divided into three parts.” adverb for exclamations translates as “how”: often used to modify either an adjective or another adverb examples: quam ferōciter, avia, mordēs illum pullum! “How fiercely you bite that chicken, Grandma!” quam mirābile! “How wonderful!” DO NOT CONFUSE WITH: interrogative adverb quōmōdō, meaning “how” as in “in what manner” or “by what means” quōmōdō sentis “How do you feel today?” quōmōdō Rōmānī tot aedificia magna fabricāvērunt? “How did the Romans build so many great buildings?” The Many Faces of Quam (continued)
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