Latin translation

[the beat]

Does anybody know the verb forms of "play" and "shine" in Latin?

[Vox Ducis]

Play : ludo, ludis, ludere, lusi, lusum
Shine : fulgeo, fulges, fulgere, fulsi

[the beat]

Thank you. Can you explain the differences between them? I don't know anything about Latin tenses or whatever.

[Vox Ducis]

In Latin, as there are a lot of irregular verbs, they are presented this way :

Ludo, Ludis, Ludere, Lusi, Lusum
I play, you play, to play, I played

I don't know why a fifth form (lusum) is indicated in my dictionary, as lusum means several things. (I think it means "played")

There are two past tenses in Latin. "Lusi" means "I played" concerning an action that has just ended. "I played all day before coming home."
Whereas, in "I often played soccer." you must use "ludebam".
It's hard to explain to an English-speaking person. In French, we have the same two past tenses as Latin, so it's easier.

This presentation allows the reader to know the proper conjugation.

For the verb "shine", it's the same :
Fulgeo - I shine
Fulges - you shine
Fulgere - to shine
Fulsi - I shone

[the beat]

If someone who knows latin read the sentence "ludo fulgeo" would it make sense to them? Would it be a proper sentence or whatever?

[Vox Ducis]

In the sentence "ludo fulgeo", "ludo" would be a form of "ludus", "the game".
"Fulgeo" would rather mean in this case "I'm brilliant" than "I shine".
I think the entire sentence could be translated by "I'm brilliant at the game." (literally "I shine by the game")
Only an appropriate context could allow that someone pronounces or understands "ludo fulgeo".
Many words and verbs have multiple meanings in Latin. It can be very hard to find which one is the best.

[the beat]

Hmmm, so in your mind would be the best way of saying, simply, 'play and shine' in Latin? I understand that that might not be an easy question to answer, but what would be the most correct or acceptable way of saying that sentence in it's simplest form?

[Vox Ducis]

Do you mean the infinitive form or the imperative mood ?

Infinitive = Ludere et fulgere
Imperative = Lude et fulge (speaking to one person) Ludite et fulgete (speaking to several people)

[the beat]

I'm clueless.. what's the difference betweent the two?

[Vox Ducis]

Infinitive = They intended to play all day.
Imperative = Play with me !

[Zok]

Rules of thumb
Infinitive: verb form that requires "to"
Imperative: a verb in "command" form

[the beat]

Fuck this Latin shit is so confusing... the purpose of this all is I want both words (play, shine) tattooed on me in Latin.

I have no idea what would be the best verb form to use for these words. Being from Canada, I took a bit of French in school, but the romance languages are very foreign to me.

Haha, I don't even know what else to ask... Thanks though.

[Yggdrasil]

Don't sweat it, OP. As a speaker of 2 Romance languages and knowing bits and pieces of a third, Latin is as of yet a puzzle to me. I recognize the meanings of certain words, but for the most part, the grammatical rules are beyond me, and they seem, at a glance, incredibly complex.

[the beat]

Don't sweat it, OP. As a speaker of 2 Romance languages and knowing bits and pieces of a third, Latin is as of yet a puzzle to me. I recognize the meanings of certain words, but for the most part, the grammatical rules are beyond me, and they seem, at a glance, incredibly complex.

Totally. There's so much allure to the language though, I don't know why.

[maximo]

Fuck this Latin shit is so confusing... the purpose of this all is I want both words (play, shine) tattooed on me in Latin.

I have no idea what would be the best verb form to use for these words. Being from Canada, I took a bit of French in school, but the romance languages are very foreign to me.

Haha, I don't even know what else to ask... Thanks though.

It'll be the imperative you want, in which case it'll be "Lude Fulge"