# English to Latin translation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/471475>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 6, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/471475 "2008-11-06T17:18:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/471475/1 "2008-11-06T17:18:43Z")

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To any Latin experts, I need help with to translate a very stupid sentence. The sentence is “I killed the sofa”. Different versions such as “We killed…” “To kill…” would also be nice. I looked up the words individually but there seem to be a bunch of words that can be used for kill. And the reason behind the sentence wouldn’t make sense even if I told you.

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**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/471475/2 "2008-11-06T19:39:44Z")

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Necavi lecticam.

Necavisti lecticam (you sg killed)  
Necavit lecticam (he/she/it killed)

Necare lecticam (to kill)

Necavimus lecticam (we killed)  
Necavistis lecticam (you pl killed)  
Necaverunt lecticam (they killed)

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/471475/3 "2008-11-07T14:56:42Z")

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Thank You. That helps a lot.