Timeo ut cadat.

Sentence Discussions Latin
#1
English Translation

I fear that he may not fall.

difference in meaning between creator of sentence and AI

#2

I don’t know what the AI says, but after consulting a Latin grammar I’m inclined to say that the English translation is correct, however strange it may sound. Apparently, timeo ut cadat indeed translates to “I fear that he may not fall”, whereas timeo ne cadat translates to “I fear that he may fall”.

#3
English Translation

I fear that he may not fall.

Thank you! The AI is from the explain function (chat GPT). It’s not bad but bears watching for obvious (and this case non obvious) errors.

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