William of Ockham

On God's Power

Latin Grammar: Compounds of quis: aliquis

Praeterea non videtur contradiction quin Deus potest dare alicui peccatori visionem suae essentiae in illo instanti in quo dat sibi gratiam; nec multo magis est aliqua contradictio quin in illo instanti in quo potest sibi dare gratiam, acceptet eum ad vitam aeternam

The prefix ali- means "some," and when paired with the pronoun quis, "who," it means "someone." It can also be used as an adjective, as Ockham uses it above: aliqua contradictio, "some contradiction." Aliquis is declined just like quis, except that aliqua is used instead of aliquae in the feminine nominative singular and neuter nominative and accusative plural.

Exercise: Find the correct form of aliquis to match the given noun.

1. philosophi Dei naturam contemplantur.

2. Gratias potest dare homini.

3. Responsa quaestionum difficilia sunt.

4. Nonnumquam credo peccatoribus.

5. Hic philosophus contemplatur de potentia Dei.

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