Re: Question about latin translation
madglee wrote:...I asked "My will be done" by translated into latin and got:
Fiat voluntas mea.
I have two questions. First, isn't "mea" feminine as opposed to meus? And also in real latin doesn't the verb always come last?
So it would be
Mea (or meus) voluntas fiat...
"Mea" is indeed feminine. As an adjective, it must be feminine in order to
agree in gender with "voluntas," the noun it modifies.
The verb does not always come last. It can be placed elsewhere in the
sentence for emphasis or clarity. In this case, the order of words imitates
that of the phase "fiat voluntas tua" in the Lord's Prayer.
