Latin
das Lateinische
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Latin
The language of the ancient Romans, later also used in the Church and in scholarship. It belongs to the Indo-European language family and is the language from which the Romance languages developed.
Sie übersetzt den Text aus dem Lateinischen ins Deutsche.
She is translating the text from Latin into German.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Lateinischen |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Lateinische | – |
| accusative | das Lateinische | – |
| dative | dem Lateinischen | – |
| genitive | des Lateinischen | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
When talking about translation, 'aus dem Lateinischen' (from Latin) indicates the source language, and 'ins Lateinische' (into Latin) indicates the target language. 'Aus' takes the dative, while 'in' takes the accusative here.
Die Studentin übersetzt einen Brief aus dem Lateinischen.
The student is translating a letter from Latin.
Im Kurs übersetzen wir kurze Geschichten ins Lateinische.
In the course, we translate short stories into Latin.
Use 'im Lateinischen' (in Latin) to talk about the rules and features of the language. This phrase is especially useful when explaining grammar and vocabulary.
Im Lateinischen steht das Verb oft am Ende des Satzes.
In Latin, the verb often comes at the end of the sentence.
To indicate a word's origin, the phrase 'aus dem Lateinischen stammen' (to come from Latin) is often used. You will frequently encounter this phrase in dictionaries and explanations of words borrowed from other languages.
Das Wort „Fenster“ stammt aus dem Lateinischen.
The German word 'Fenster' (window) comes from Latin.
