Direct Questions Flashcards
venisne mecum?
are you coming with me?
if the answer “yes” is expected to a direct question
nonne introduces the question
Nonne venis mecum?
You are coming with me, aren’t you? (yes is expected)
if the answer “no” is expected to a direct question
num introduces the question
Num venis mecum?
You aren’t coming with me, are you? (answer “no” is expected)
Double questions are expressed by
utrum…an
-ne…an
or just …an
Utrum mecum venis an cum eo manes?
are you coming with me or staying with him?
are you a slave or not? all ways
Utrum servus es an non?
Servusne es an non?
Servus es an non?
Direct questions
introduced by interrogative words
quis, quid, quando, quo/quomodo, cur/quam ob rem, unde
who, what, when, how, why, from where
or enclitic -ne