-que (And, Added To a Word)

And, Added to a Word

Level 2

A tiny and that sticks to the word after it.

How It Works

With etWith -que
Marcus et IuliaMarcus Iuliaque
villa et hortusvilla hortusque
pueri et puellaepueri puellaeque

The ending goes on the second word only. Marcus Iuliaque is right, and Marcusque Iulia is not a way to say Marcus and Iulia.

It can join verbs too: cantat saltatque means he sings and dances.

Latin puts the stress on the syllable just before -que, so in puellaeque the stress falls on the ae. In both classical and Church Latin, -que sounds like KWEH.

The two items joined by -que are in the same case, just as with et: pueri puellaeque are both nominative, and pueros puellasque are both accusative.

Examples (5)

  1. Marcus Iuliaque in villa sunt.

    Marcus and Iulia are in the house.

    The -que is on Iulia, the second name.

  2. Pueri puellaeque cantant.

    The boys and girls sing.

    The -que is on puellae, the second noun.

  3. Villa hortusque in Italia sunt.

    The house and the garden are in Italy.

    The -que sits on hortus.

  4. Puer cantat saltatque.

    The boy sings and dances.

    The -que can join two verbs.

  5. Petrus Paulusque apostoli sunt.

    Peter and Paul are apostles.

    The -que is on Paulus.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing -que as a separate word.

    Marcus Iulia que in villa sunt.
    Marcus Iuliaque in villa sunt.

    The -que has no space before it. It is part of the word it follows.

  • Putting -que on the first word.

    Marcusque Iulia in villa sunt.
    Marcus Iuliaque in villa sunt.

    To say Marcus and Iulia, the -que goes on the second name. On Marcus it would mean And Marcus and join the sentence to an earlier one.

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