Latin experts: can you help me out? :)

Fortēo Fortuna Adiuvat…? As I understand it “adiuvat” directly translated derives from “to help” and Fortuna is a static word. Or am I wrong?

Unless “Fortes” means “Strong”, but shouldn’t it be Fortis then?

There is a version of this phrase that says fortis instead of fortes. There are way too many wildly different version of it.
I surmise the difference between fortis and fortes might be the difference between “strength” and “the strong”. If that’s true, I think fortes would suit my example better.

At any rate Fortuna is the subject, adiuvat is the verb and fortes is the direct object. Adiuvat literally means “to help”, and fortis (and presumably fortes) can mean either “strong” or “brave”.

@Fyrius: Latin use of passive voice

If you read the entire site, you won’t have time to write a thesis.

(“The brave are favoured by fortune” seems awkward in English and much less elegant than “Fortune favours the brave.”)

Thanks, I’ll have a look.

(I think it sounds less awkward if you leave out “by fortune”. “The brave are favoured.” Sounds fine to me.
But it doesn’t matter what it sounds like in English anyway, as long as it’s okay in Latin.)

Fortis es fautor. = The brave are favored.

@Rufus_T_Firefly
Thanks for your input.
But I’m looking for as close an equivalent to the active sentence as possible. That is to say, one specifically involving adiuvantur, the passive version of the same verb.

“Fortēs fortuna adiuvat” “Fortune favors the brave”
“Adiuvat” is a form of “adiuvare” (to help, to favor) which by itself means “he (she, it) favors”. To change the meaning to “the brave are favored” you would use the third person plural passive:
“Fortes adiuvantur a fortuna.” “The brave are favored by fortune.”

So can you still use “fortes” in the same form, even though it’s now a subject rather than a direct object?

Ah, I think I’ve found my answer. Fortēs is the right form for both nominative and accusative.
Thanks for your help, guys. :)

“A sorte protege os audazes” =)