What is 'Ter tibi pulsanti si non aperitur non sum non possum non placet esse domi' in English?

Answer 1

After you've knocked three times, if [the door] doesn't open, then I am not at home, or I can't come [to the door], or I choose to not be at home [for you] is the English equivalent of 'Ter tibi pulsanti si non aperitur non sum non possum non placet esse domi'. In the word by word translation, the adverb 'ter' means 'three times'. The personal pronoun 'tibi' means 'to thee, to you'. The verb 'pulsanti' means 'knocking'. The conjunction 'si' means 'if'. The adverb 'non' means 'not'. The verb 'aperitus' means 'it's opened'. The verb 'sum' means '[I] am'. The verb 'possum' means '[I] can'. The verb 'placet' means '[it] pleases'. The verb 'esse' means 'to be'. The noun 'domi' means 'at home'.