[sebbie]

Could someone please translate,

"For someone that deserves the very best" into Latin, in the context of giving a gift.

Thanks

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[rrumora]

for someone - you can use the dative or ad + acc., I think they're interchangeable

alicui qui dignus enim optimi est

alicui - to someone
qui - who
dignus - worthy
enim - [to strengthen optimus]
optimi - of the best
est - is

[Choupinet]

Originally Posted by rrumora

for someone - you can use the dative or ad + acc., I think they're interchangeable

alicui qui dignus enim optimi est

alicui - to someone
qui - who
dignus - worthy
enim - [to strengthen optimus]
optimi - of the best
est - is

Dignus actually takes +abl (checked in my grammar book)

So surely it is - 'optimo' not optimi?

[rrumora]

argh, right right. it's in Croatian that 'worthy' takes the genitive so I jumped to conclusions.