Primus Aurelius Tergestus wrote:Alright, let's go with "persevere and go forward". Am I correct in saying that the first person plural present subjunctive of persevere is perseveamus? And what verb should I use for "go forward"?
Break out your lexicon my friend.
persevero, persevare, perseveravi, perseveratum is a first conjugation verb with the theme vowel being "a". Thusly, the hortatory subjunctive would be
perseveremus.
The theme vowels "-ea-" are added to the present subjunctive forms for second conjugation verbs, such as
video (videamus)
There are a variety of ways to convey that sentiment. Some Latinists will get wrapped around the axel a bit trying to pick the perfect verb, but cognates are often very judicious words to use.
perseveremus is a fine word to use. It conveys precisely the meaning of it's English derivative (which isn't always the case).
However "go forward" is trickier. There are numerous words that can convey this. Nevertheless, I think
procedo, procedere, processi, processum would be the best choice. It can convey both the literal and figurative meaning of "go forward," i.e. to physically move forward or to make progress.
I think a tight copulative connective
-que would work, but the regular old
et would suffice as well. Not to mention
atque, ac, necnon, etc.
So I would suggest
Perseveremus procedamusque or
Perseveremus et procedamus.
Quis fallere possit amantem? ~ P. Vergilius Maro
Quidquid bene dictum est ab ullo, meum est ~L. Anneus Seneca