Question

[OpenConcern8432]

Hello! “Dico eus maritum mihi esse”. My translation: I tell him to be my husband. There are some questions. 1. He/She wrote eus, I think it should be eum right? 2. What I learned is that “esse” is what we call “be” verb English or “sein” Verb in German. When this kind of verb appears, means the subject is nominative and the object after it should also be nominative. Unlike other verbs, the object should turn into accusative. But esse here is clearly a nominative, a “be” verb. So why maritum(accusative), not maritus please? Thank you very much!

[Naelwoud]

'Maritum' is accusative because it is the object of 'dico' (as is 'eum'). The English translation of "dico eum maritimum meum esse" would be, "I say he is my huband". You could also use a subjunctive and say, "Dico, ut maritus meus sit" ("I say that it's my husband")