The Art of Translation

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The Art of Translation
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP ONE
FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
Nominative plural, second declension masculine
Third person plural, perfect indicative active.
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP TWO
FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
Nominative plural, second declension masculine
Third person plural, perfect indicative active.
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP TWO FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
Accusative singular, first declension feminine
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
STEP TWO FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
Accusative singular, first declension feminine
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP THREE
FIND THE INDIRECT OBJECT
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
STEP TWO FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP THREE FIND THE INDIRECT OBJECT
Dative plural, second declension masculine
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
STEP TWO FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP FOUR
FIND ANY OTHER WORDS AND THEIR FUNCTION IN THE
SENTENCE
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
STEP TWO FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
STEP THREE FIND THE INDIRECT OBJECT
Dative plural, second declension masculine
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP FOUR FIND ANY OTHER WORDS AND THEIR
FUNCTION IN THE SENTENCE
Nominative plural masculine adjective
Accusative singular feminine adjective
Ablative of place from which
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
STEP TWO FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
STEP THREE FIND THE INDIRECT OBJECT
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP FIVE
TRANSLATE
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
STEP TWO FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
STEP THREE FIND THE INDIRECT OBJECT
STEP FOUR FIND ANY OTHER WORDS AND THEIR
FUNCTION IN THE SENTENCE
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP FIVE TRANSLATE
The evil servants carried the great reward from
the island for the sailors.
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
STEP TWO FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
STEP THREE FIND THE INDIRECT OBJECT
STEP FOUR FIND ANY OTHER WORDS AND THEIR
FUNCTION IN THE SENTENCE
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Servi mali nautis multam praedam ab insulis
portaverunt.
STEP FIVE TRANSLATE
The evil servants carried the great reward from
the island for the sailors.
STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
STEP TWO FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
STEP THREE FIND THE INDIRECT OBJECT
STEP FOUR FIND ANY OTHER WORDS AND THEIR
FUNCTION IN THE SENTENCE
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STEP ONE FIND THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.
STEP TWO FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT.
STEP THREE FIND THE INDIRECT OBJECT
STEP FOUR FIND ANY OTHER WORDS AND THEIR
FUNCTION IN THE SENTENCE
STEP FIVE TRANSLATE