Learning Latin with Pope Francis - February 21, 2017

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February 21, 2017

Here's a literal translation of the Latin: God knows better than we (about) what we need; it is necessary (that) we have trust (in) Him, because his ways are altogether different from ours.

And here's how the grammar of this Latin tweet works:

Latin	English	Parsing	Grammar Points
Deus	God	nom. sing. masc. noun	Deus, Dei
melius	better		adv.
nobis	(than) we	abl. pl. pronoun	nos. nostri
scit	knows	3rd pers. sing. pres. act. ind. verb	sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītus
quo	(about) what	abl. sing. neut. rel. pronoun	qui, quae, quod; object of egemus
egemus	we need	1st pers. sing. pres. act. ind. verb	egeō, egēre, eguī
oportet	It is necessary	3rd pers. sing. pres. impers. verb	oportet, oportēre, oportuit
Ipsi	(in) Him(self)	dat. sing. masc. dem. adj.	ipse, ipsa, ipsum
confidamus	(that) we have trust	1st pers. pl. pres. act. subj. verb	cōnfīdō, cōnfīdere, -, cōnfīsus
quia	because		conj.
eius	his (of him)	gen. sing. masc. dem. adj.	is, ea, id
viae	ways	nom. pl. fem. noun	via, viae
omnino	altogether		adv.
diversae	different	nom. pl. fem. adj.	diversus, diversa, diversum
a	from		Prep. + Abl.
nostris	ours	abl. pl. fem. poss. adj.	noster, nostra, nostrum
sunt	are	3rd pers. pl. pres. ind. verb	sum, esse, fui