Meaning of quin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. how come not, why don't I/you/he ..., how about? (in questioning suggestions)
   not-comparable, usually
2. come on, let's, ...then! (adding force)
   future, not-comparable, subjunctive, usually
3. Used to corroborate or amplify the previous statement: and even, and in fact
   emphatic, not-comparable
4. Strengthened by various adverbs
   emphatic, not-comparable
5. Used to emphasise an objection to the previous statement: why, but ...!
   emphatic, not-comparable

Examples

“Quīn tū tacēs!”

Why don't you shut up!

“Quīn accingeris?”

Why not prepare yourself?

“'Quid per agrōs' inquit 'vagāmur vīcātim circumferentēs bellum? Quīn urbēs et moenia adgredimur?...'”

He said, "Why are we roaming through the fields waging war from village to village? Why don't we attack the cities and (their) walls?..."

“GETA Ego sum missu(s) tē ut requīrerem atque addūcerem. ANTIPHO Em quīn ergō rape mē - quid cessās?”

GETA I've been sent to find and bring you back. ANTIPHO Well, here I am - grab me then! What are you waiting for?

“quīn etiam”

and moreover

“quīn et”

and furthermore

“quīn potius”

in fact, rather

“quīn contrā”

and even on the contrary

“quīn immō”

not at all, and even

“Quīn etiam īma dolor, bālantum lāpsus ad ossa...”

Even the inner pain, gone to the bones of the bleaters (i.e. the sheep)...

“Quīn et bellōrum omnium ēventūs ante praesēnsit.”

He even predicted the outcomes of all his wars beforehand.

“SOSIA Quid, malum, non sum ego servos Amphitruōnis Sōsia? […] MERCVRIVS Quid, domum vostram? SO. Ita enim vērō! MER. Quīn quae dīxistī modo omnia ēmentītu·s: equidem Sōsia Amphitruōnis sum!”

SOSIA What the hell? Am I not Sosia, Amphitryon's slave? […] MERCURY What, your house?! SO. Yes, my house! MER. Why, but everything you've just said you've dreamt up: Amphitryon's Sosia is me!

“AMPHITRVO Nimia memorās mīra. Sed vīdistīn uxōrem meam? SOSIA Quīn intrō īre in aedīs numquam licitum est! AM. Quis tē prohibuit?”

AMPHITRYON What a strange story you're telling me! But have you seen my wife? SOSIA But I've been told to never ever enter the house! AM. Who told you not to?

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