clamamus
In Latin, "we shout" is expressed by the verb clamamus.
The phrase is used to describe a group of people speaking or crying out loudly in the present tense.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form clamamus is the first-person plural present tense of the verb clamare. The specific ending -mus is the grammatical indicator for the first-person plural subject "we".
Did you know?
- In religious or poetic Latin, the phrase clamamus often implies a spiritual calling or a collective prayer rather than just physical noise.
- In some contexts, clamare could mean to call for help or to demand a right, turning a simple shout into a formal legal or social appeal.
- The root of clamamus is found in English words like 'acclaim' and 'exclaim', which literally mean to call toward or to cry out from.
Examples in context
- Gloria in excelsis Deo perclamamus omnes!All of us shout 'Glory to God in the highest'!
- Clamamus ad amicos nostros.We shout to our friends.
- In via clamamus.We shout in the street.
- Nunc clamamus valde.Now we shout loudly.
Example conversation
Two people are in a noisy market.
- JuliaCur clamamus?Why are we shouting?
- LuciusClamamus quia multum est sonitus.We shout because there is much noise.
- JuliaLuci, non clamamus!Lucius, we are not shouting!
- LuciusIta, clamamus.Yes, we shout.
