← Back to context Comment by andsoitis 5 months ago Το λακωνίζειν εστί φιλοσοφείνTo be spartan is to philosophize. 2 comments andsoitis Reply thaumasiotes 5 months ago I'm curious why λακωνίζειν needs to be nominalized and φιλοσοφείν doesn't. andsoitis 5 months ago λακωνίζειν gets nominalized when you want to discuss the concept itself (to act like a Spartan/speak laconically)φιλοσοφείν often remains as an infinitive because it's describing an activity someone does or wants to do (to philosophize)
thaumasiotes 5 months ago I'm curious why λακωνίζειν needs to be nominalized and φιλοσοφείν doesn't. andsoitis 5 months ago λακωνίζειν gets nominalized when you want to discuss the concept itself (to act like a Spartan/speak laconically)φιλοσοφείν often remains as an infinitive because it's describing an activity someone does or wants to do (to philosophize)
andsoitis 5 months ago λακωνίζειν gets nominalized when you want to discuss the concept itself (to act like a Spartan/speak laconically)φιλοσοφείν often remains as an infinitive because it's describing an activity someone does or wants to do (to philosophize)
I'm curious why λακωνίζειν needs to be nominalized and φιλοσοφείν doesn't.
λακωνίζειν gets nominalized when you want to discuss the concept itself (to act like a Spartan/speak laconically)
φιλοσοφείν often remains as an infinitive because it's describing an activity someone does or wants to do (to philosophize)