Meaning of sum | Babel Free
[ˈsũː]Definitions
- to be, exist
- to belong
- there be
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to go Medieval-Latin, past, suppletive
- be
- Equivalent to 'have': Use to form compound tenses in pronominal verbs.
Conjugation
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Equivalents
Examples
“Cīvis rōmānus sum.”
I am a Roman citizen.
“Sum sine rēgnō.”
I am without a kingdom.
“Dīxit duās rēs eī rubōrī fuisse.”
He said that two things had abashed him.
“Homō sum, hūmānī nihil ā mē aliēnum putō.”
I am a man, I consider nothing that is human alien to me.
“Ō dī immortālēs, ubinam gentium sumus?”
O ye immortal gods, where on earth are we?
“Mēcum erit iste labor. …”
That task will be mine. …
“Alea iacta est.”
The die is cast.
“Honōrā patrem tuum et matrem tuam, ut sīs longaevus super terram, quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi.”
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.
“Cogito, ergo sum.”
I think, therefore I am.
“Mihī est multum tempus.”
I have a lot of time.
“Estne adhūc aliquid malī”
Is there still anything bad with me in the world?
“Ad quod caſtrum vincendum Piſani fuerunt cum quinquaginta navibus, plattis, & ſchafis, […]”
They went to conquer Pisanius' castle with fifty boats, engines, and siege weapons, […]
“Audīte disciplīnam et estōte sapientēs et nōlīte abicere eam.”
Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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