Ite, missa est

Go, It Is the Dismissal

Level 1

The last words of the Mass, learned whole.

How It Works

LatinEnglishWho says it
Ite, missa est.Go, it is the dismissal.the priest or deacon
Deo gratias.Thanks be to God.the people
Benedicamus Domino.Let us bless the Lord.said instead on some days

Ite is the plural command of eo, to go. You will meet that verb at Level 3. For now learn ite as a plural go.

Missa is a feminine noun, and est is is. Together they mean it is the dismissal.

Both pronunciations sound much alike here: EE-teh MEES-sah est. The word Mass in English comes from missa, so every time you say the English name of the service, you say a Latin word.

Examples (5)

  1. Ite, missa est.

    Go, it is the dismissal.

    Ite is a command to several people. Missa est is it is the dismissal.

  2. Deo gratias.

    Thanks be to God.

    The people's answer.

  3. Ite.

    Go.

    A plural command. To one person, Latin uses i.

  4. Missa est.

    It is the dismissal.

    Missa is feminine and the subject. Est is the verb.

  5. Benedicamus Domino.

    Let us bless the Lord.

    Said instead of Ite, missa est at some Masses. Learn it whole.

How It Connects

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Ite, missa estLevel 1Go, It Is the Dismissal

Learn This First

Missa est is a short sentence with est, so est and sunt come first.

Words in This Pattern

eomissasumite missa est