factum
The English phrase "done" is expressed in Latin as factum.
factum is used to express that a task or action has been completed. You may also see the phrase Bene factum! used to express praise for a completed action, much like the English "Well done!" Other ways to express completion include the verb conficere for finishing or completing something, the formal phrase perfectum est to mean "it has been accomplished" or "it is finished" and the formal phrase actum est to mean "it is done", which is frequently used in legal contexts.
Meaning: expresses that a task has been completed (intj)
Did you know?
- The root of perfectum est is also found in the English word 'perfect', which literally means 'completely finished' or 'done thoroughly'.
- The verb conficere, used for finishing a task, is the root of the English word 'confect', as in 'confections' or sweets that are 'made' or 'finished'.
- Roman speakers used actum est to express a sense of hopelessness or finality, similar to saying 'it is all over' in English.
Examples in context
- Hoc jam pridem factum esse oportuit.This ought long ago to have been done.This sentence shows how to express that something ought to have been done long ago using factum.Tatoeba #11053032 by carlosalberto, translation #11053031 by carlosalberto
- Bene factum!Well done!This sentence uses factum to express the praise "Well done!"Tatoeba #6170093 by CarpeLanam, translation #464478 by lukaszpp
- Quid factum est?What has been done?This sentence uses factum to ask what has been done.Tatoeba #5152527 by alexmarcelo, translation #5154149 by CarpeLanam
- opus est factumThe work is done
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Example conversation
Lucia and Gaius are finishing their household chores.
- LuciaEstne opus tuum factum, Gaie?Is your work done, Gaius?
- GaiusIta, omnia iam facta sunt.Yes, everything is already done.
- LuciaOptime, nunc quiescamus.Great, now let us rest.
- GaiusFactum!Done!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
