Hi!

You've surely heard the Latin phrase "mens sana in corpore sano". Now, I'd like to switch the adjectives "sana/sano" for the participle of the verb "delector", in order to say something like "a delighted mind in a delighted body". I know that, for this, there are probably other choices aside of the participle of "delector" (like a suitable adjective, for instance), but I'd like to do it with the participle of "delector". My problem is that I don't have any knowledge of Latin grammar and, after a quick search, this seems a bit complex for me... Can anybody help me with this?

Thank you so much in advance!

Question

Hi!

You've surely heard the Latin phrase "mens sana in corpore sano". Now, I'd like to switch the adjectives "sana/sano" for the participle of the verb "delector", in order to say something like "a delighted mind in a delighted body". I know that, for this, there are probably other choices aside of the participle of "delector" (like a suitable adjective, for instance), but I'd like to do it with the participle of "delector". My problem is that I don't have any knowledge of Latin grammar and, after a quick search, this seems a bit complex for me... Can anybody help me with this?

Thank you so much in advance!

Answer

Delector is a deponent verb so it can't ever have a passive participle (deponents have passive forms with active meanings, so in latin with delector something can be delighting but not delighted)

The verb delecto which is pretty much the same thing but an active verb DOES have what you need though and the phrase would be formed thus: 
"Mens delectata in corpore delectato"

Good luck!

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