| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| correctly | recte |
| The female student interprets the new words correctly. | Discipula verba nova recte interpretatur. |
| to translate | transferre |
| The teacher looks for a female student who may translate this sentence correctly into Latin. | Magistra quaerit discipulam quae hanc sententiam in linguam Latinam recte transferat. |
| perfectly | perfecte |
| The teacher says that Lucia interprets this sentence perfectly. | Magistra dicit Luciam hanc sententiam perfecte interpretari. |
| There is no one who can translate all the words of a new author perfectly in one day. | Nemo est qui omnia verba novi auctoris uno die perfecte transferre possit. |
| to compare | conferre |
| There are students who compare two stories with one another before they write an answer. | Sunt discipuli qui duas fabulas inter se conferant antequam responsum scribant. |
| to think | sentire |
| I think that peace is better than war. | Ego sentio pacem meliorem esse quam bellum. |
| Lucia and her friend compare old verses, so that they may better understand what the author thinks. | Lucia et amica eius versus veteres conferunt, ut melius intellegant quid auctor sentiat. |
| to compose | componere |
| The teacher warns the students to compose a short sentence from simple words. | Magistra discipulos monet ut ex verbis simplicibus sententiam brevem componant. |
| Afterward Marcus says that he wants to compose a new poem about the sea. | Postea Marcus dicit se carmen novum de mari componere velle. |
| to propose | proponere |
| One female student proposes a new plan: “Why do we not hear an orator in the forum tomorrow?” | Una discipula consilium novum proponit: “Cur non cras in foro oratorem audimus?” |
| to reply | respondere |
| The boy replies that he left the stylus under the table. | Puer respondet se stilum sub mensa reliquisse. |
| before | antea |
| The female student says that she has never heard an orator in an assembly before. | Discipula dicit se antea numquam in contione oratorem audivisse. |
| The teacher replies that she had already proposed the same plan, but that the students had not been ready before. | Magistra respondet se idem consilium iam proposuisse, sed discipulos antea paratos non fuisse. |
| the tablet | tabella |
| the box | capsa |
| to set down | deponere |
| The maid sets down the heavy sack in the entrance hall. | Serva saccum gravem in vestibulo deponit. |
| Lucia takes a tablet from the box and sets it down on the table. | Lucia tabellam e capsa tollit et in mensa deponit. |
| to complain | queri |
| Mother complains that bread costs too much in the forum. | Mater queritur panem in foro nimium constare. |
| to lose | perdere |
| The boy complains that he has lost his stylus again, but his sister finds it under the same box. | Puer queritur se stilum iterum perdidisse, sed soror eum sub eadem capsa invenit. |
| If anyone loses his or her tablet, the teacher gives another to that person, so that writing may not stop. | Si quis tabellam suam perdit, magistra alteram ei dat, ne scribere desinat. |
| to complete | perficere |
| The female student completes a short exercise before dinner. | Discipula exercitium breve ante cenam perficit. |
| There is no student who completes this exercise without care; for time and patience are necessary for everyone. | Non est discipulus qui hoc exercitium sine cura perficiat; omnibus enim tempus et patientia necessaria sunt. |
| to prefer | praeferre |
| I prefer water to wine. | Ego aquam vino praefero. |
| to provide | praebere |
| I am looking for a book that may provide me with more examples about magistrates. | Quaero librum qui mihi plura exempla de magistratibus praebeat. |
| themselves | ipse |
| The citizens themselves want to preserve their rights. | Cives ipsi iura sua servare volunt. |
| about to see | visurus |
| The students come to the forum, about to see the orator. | Discipuli ad forum veniunt, oratorem visuri. |
| The teacher provides the students with a few examples, then asks what they themselves are going to see in the forum. | Magistra discipulis pauca exempla praebet, deinde rogat quid ipsi in foro visuri sint. |
| the bench | subsellium |
| The boy leaves the book on the bench. | Puer librum in subsellio relinquit. |
| the herald | praeco |
| On the next day the students sit in the forum before the benches, while the herald recites words in a clear voice. | Postero die discipuli in foro ante subsellia sedent, dum praeco verba clara voce recitat. |
| the candidate | candidatus |
| the tribunal | tribunal |
| The herald warns the people to be silent, because the candidates will soon speak before the tribunal. | Praeco populum monet ut taceat, quia candidati mox ante tribunal loquentur. |
| the lictor | lictor |
| the fasces | fasces |
| The lictor stands before the praetor and carries the fasces. | Lictor ante praetorem stat et fasces gerit. |
| The female student asks why the lictors carry the fasces; the teacher answers that they are a sign of power. | Discipula rogat cur lictores fasces gerant; magistra respondet eos imperii signum esse. |
| the elections | comitia |
| to hold | habere |
| Mother holds the baby in her hands. | Mater infantem in manibus habet. |
| Today elections are being held in the forum, and many citizens are discussing one candidate among themselves. | Hodie comitia in foro habentur, et multi cives de uno candidato inter se disputant. |
| until | usque ad |
| the evening | vesperum |
| The students stay in the library until evening. | Discipuli in bibliotheca manent usque ad vesperum. |
| to cast a vote | suffragium ferre |
| Many citizens come to the forum today to cast a vote. | Multi cives hodie ad forum veniunt ut suffragium ferant. |
| Although the elections are long, there are those who want to remain until evening, so that they may cast a vote. | Quamvis comitia longa sint, sunt qui usque ad vesperum manere velint, ut suffragium ferant. |
| the ballot | tabella |
| the urn | urna |
| to put | mittere |
| Mother puts the napkin into the cupboard, so that the dog may not take it. | Mater mappam in armarium mittit, ne canis eam capiat. |
| to report | referre |
| When everyone has put the ballots into the urn, the herald will report the number of votes clearly. | Cum omnes tabellas in urnam miserint, praeco numerum suffragiorum clare referet. |
| said | dictus |
| The herald recites the name of the said candidate again. | Praeco nomen dicti candidati iterum recitat. |
| After the elections the teacher reports to the students what was said in the senate-house about the new magistrate. | Post comitia magistra discipulis refert quid in curia de novo magistratu dictum sit. |
| the other | alter |
| Father says that he prefers the prudent candidate to the other, because a good magistrate ought to look to the safety of the state. | Pater dicit se candidatum prudentem alteri praeferre, quia bonus magistratus salutem civitatis spectare debet. |
| living | vivens |
| The students gladly listen to the living writer. | Discipuli scriptorem viventem libenter audiunt. |
| There are those who think that the forum is a living school, in which boys and girls learn no less than in books. | Sunt qui putent forum esse scholam viventem, in qua pueri et puellae non minus quam in libris discant. |
| the female candidate | candidata |
| The female candidate is said to be prudent, and many citizens support her. | Candidata prudens esse dicitur, et multi cives ei favent. |
| more | plures |
| More students are present today than yesterday. | Plures discipuli hodie adsunt quam heri. |
| to come | accedere |
| When the guest comes to the door, the servant opens it at once. | Cum hospes ad ostium accedit, servus statim aperit. |
| If the herald recites the female candidate’s name again, more citizens will come nearer to the tribunal. | Si praeco nomen candidatae iterum recitabit, plures cives ad tribunal propius accedent. |
| to put | deponere |
| Mother puts the ring in the chest so that the baby may not take it. | Mater annulum in cista deponit, ne infans eum capiat. |
| The teacher wants the students not only to put the tablets into the box, but also to compare among themselves the things that they heard. | Magistra vult discipulos non solum tabellas in capsam deponere, sed etiam ea quae audiverunt inter se conferre. |
| midday | meridies |
| Midday comes, and the students have a short lunch. | Meridies venit, et discipuli prandium breve sumunt. |
| The students stay in the school until midday. | Discipuli in schola manent usque ad meridiem. |
| to place | deponere |
| The maid places the bottle in the cupboard, so that the baby may not touch it. | Serva ampullam in armario deponit, ne infans eam tangat. |
| The herald warns the citizens to place their ballots into the urn. | Praeco cives monet ut tabellas in urnam deponant. |
| one | alter |
| One walks to the forum, the other stays at home. | Alter ad forum ambulat, alter domi manet. |
| One reads the book, the other writes in the notebook. | Alter librum legit, alter in commentario scribit. |
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