Latin adverb
male
male is a Latin adverb. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “badly” (2 times) and “badly, ill” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from male to the words it goes with.
“Ante hos sex menses male,” ait, “dixisti mihi.”
“Before these six months, you spoke ill to me,” he said.
male: tells how or when about dixisti.
Et si volueris attendere, maxima pars vitae elabitur male agentibus, magna nihil agentibus, tota vita aliud agentibus.
And if you are willing to pay attention, the greatest part of life slips away while doing evil, a great part while doing nothing, and a whole life while doing other things.
male: tells how or when about agentibus.
“Pater hercle tuus,” ille inquit, “male dixit mihi.”
“By Hercules, your father,” that man said, “spoke ill to me.”
male: tells how or when about dixit.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| male | Adverb | 3 |
Words it goes with
Joined to male by an arc in these lines, most often first.