Part of a Whole: satis pecuniae

A Part of: Satis Pecuniae

Level 4

Put the whole in the genitive after satis, multum, nihil, plus, pars and similar words.

How It Works

LatinEnglish
satis pecuniaeenough money
multum vinimuch wine
nihil novinothing new
pars militumpart of the soldiers
unus ex amicisone of the friends

The first word names an amount, and the genitive names the whole it is taken from. English says of or uses an adjective: nothing new.

Satis, multum, plus and nihil are the common ones.

A number usually takes ex or de and the ablative instead of the genitive: unus ex amicis. Milia (thousands) is a noun, so it takes the genitive: tria milia passuum (three miles).

The superlative also takes this genitive: fortissimus militum is the bravest of the soldiers.

Examples (5)

  1. Satis pecuniae habeo.

    I have enough money.

    Pecuniae is the partitive genitive.

  2. Multum vini in villa est.

    There is much wine in the house.

    Vini is the partitive genitive.

  3. Pars militum in castris manet.

    Part of the soldiers stay in the camp.

    Militum is the partitive genitive plural.

  4. Multum gratiae Deus nobis dat.

    God gives us much grace.

    Gratiae is the partitive genitive.

  5. Unus ex amicis ad forum it.

    One of the friends goes to the forum.

    After a number, ex and the ablative usually take the place of the genitive.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the genitive after a number such as duo.

    Duo amicorum veniunt.
    Duo ex amicis veniunt.

    After a number such as duo, Latin prose normally uses ex or de and the ablative: duo ex amicis.

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The partitive genitive names the whole, after a word like satis.

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satispecuniasatis