quid agis? (How Are You?)

How Are You?

Level 1

Ask how someone is, and answer with bene or male.

How It Works

The verb valere means to be well, and the goodbye vale comes from it. Its first person is valeo and its second person is vales.

Agere means to do or to drive, so Quid agis? is closer to What are you up to? Other answers are Satis bene (well enough) and Optime (very well).

Quid agis, Iulia?
How are you, Iulia?
Agis is the second person singular of agere. Iulia is the vocative.
Bene, gratias.
Well, thanks.
Bene is an adverb that means well.
Quomodo vales, Marce?
How are you, Marcus?
Vales is the second person singular of valere.
Bene valeo.
I am well.
Valeo is the first person singular.
Male valeo.
I am not well.
Male means badly.

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quid agis? (How Are You?)Level 1How Are You?

The question uses quid and a verb ending in -s, so quis and quid and the personal endings come first.

quidagoquomodovaleobenemalequid agis

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