Basically, nam has a narrative function, where enim has a dialogical one. With nam, the speaker is simply informing the listener of what he believes to be a causal relationship between two facts. With enim, the speaker is indicating that he thinks the listener is on the

To complement the other answer: enim provides an explanation of the immediately preceding clause to the addressee; whereas quia states the actual reason why what has been said happened or is the case. Enim signalizes an epistemic cue, quia describes a causal connexion or reasons of the acting persons.

Jul 19, 2022 · One of my favorite ways to capture enim is the idiomatic phrase 'you know' as used in spoken English. Both that phrase and enim gives a sense of the sentence being some sort of explanation that is presented as trustworthy to the addressee. Latin 1: Carola enim magistra est Latin 2: Haec enim difficilia sunt

Apr 8, 2019 · Ignoring the enim, the whole phrase could be read as "in front [of us are] the Devil and other Demons". To make sense of enim, I think it modifies the entire motto, not just the second part. It usually comes as the second word, but if the first two words are closely connected, it can come a little later.

Aug 25, 2019 · Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius." Now I understand what it means and I understand all individual words but can't make sense of "enim". The second sentence is a paraphrase of 2 Timothy 2:19 ( . . . Sed firmum fundamentum Dei stat, habens signaculum hoc : cognovit Dominus qui sunt ejus, et discedat ab iniquitate omnis qui nominat nomen Domini.)

Dec 6, 2018 · Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat ...

For those who don't know, Amor Enim Vult is a fanfiction that's literally half Tanya x Visha and half Tanya applying knowledge from her old world into her new one. It skips to the past and present every other chapter, so one chapter it'll be present time and Visha is trying to woo Tanya, and the next chapter it'll be the past and Tanya is ...

Oct 10, 2022 · enim - for silent - direct cognate (silere) Leges - war, conflict, Cicero actually said "silent enim leges inter arma". It still means the same thing both ways it is just that since English uses SVO construction and Latin does not, English speakers form new Latin sentences or transliterate as closely to SVO as possible so it makes sense to us.

Feb 21, 2019 · inter crisis enim silent leges (if we take it as indeclinable; otherwise, it might follow the Greek declension rules, being crisin) or . inter discrimen enim silent leges. Notice the original order of the phrase (from Cicero) was Silent enim leges inter arma. Order of words generally makes little difference in Latin, so you can stick to the ...

May 6, 2024 · Duodecim annōs crūdēlissimō Eurystheō seruiēbat et duodecim labōrēs, quōs ille imperāuerat, cōnfēcit; hōc enim ūnō modō tantum scelus expiārī potuit. My translation: When Hercules had finished speaking, the Pythia at first remained silent; at last, however, she ordered him to go to Tirynthe and obey all the orders of King ...