| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what sort of | qualis |
| What sort of book do you want to read in the library? | Qualem librum in bibliotheca legere cupis? |
| The teacher asks what the orator’s voice was like, and Lucia answers that it was clear. | Magistra rogat qualis vox oratoris fuerit, et Lucia respondet eam claram fuisse. |
| how great | quantus |
| How great a noise there is in the forum today! | Quantus clamor hodie in foro est! |
| for | pro |
| The orator speaks for the common good in the assembly. | Orator pro bono communi in contione loquitur. |
| to ask for | poscere |
| If the merchant asks too high a price, father buys nothing. | Si mercator pretium nimium poscit, pater nihil emit. |
| Father asks how great a price the bookseller is asking for that scroll. | Pater quaerit quantum pretium bibliopola pro illo volumine poscat. |
| so many | tot |
| hardly | vix |
| So many books lie on the table that the students can hardly count them. | Tot libri in mensa iacent ut discipuli eos numerare vix possint. |
| given | datus |
| The female student gladly reads the book given by the teacher. | Discipula librum a magistro datum libenter legit. |
| all | omnia |
| The teacher explains everything clearly. | Magistra omnia clare explicat. |
| So many gifts were given to the bride that mother was forced to put them all in the cupboard. | Tot dona sponsae data sunt ut mater ea omnia in armario ponere cogeretur. |
| which (of two) | uter |
| Which book is Greek, and which is Latin? | Uter liber Graecus est, uter Latinus? |
| The teacher asks which student can translate the sentence correctly. | Magistra rogat uter discipulus sententiam recte transferre possit. |
| some | nonnullus |
| Some students go to the forum to hear the orator. | Nonnulli discipuli ad forum oratorem auditum eunt. |
| around | circa |
| Some women stand around the temple and wait for their friends. | Nonnullae feminae circa templum stant et amicas exspectant. |
| a few | aliquot |
| inside | intro |
| A few boys run inside, because rain suddenly falls. | Aliquot pueri intro currunt, quia imber subito cadit. |
| Mother goes to the market to buy a few apples and pears. | Mater ad macellum aliquot mala et pira emptum it. |
| very many | plurimus |
| completely | prorsus |
| Very many citizens completely believe that the ruler seeks the common good. | Plurimi cives prorsus credunt principem bonum commune quaerere. |
| clearly | plane |
| The teacher explains clearly, so that all the students may understand. | Magistra plane explicat, ut omnes discipuli intellegant. |
| Very many female students support the teacher, because they clearly understand that her advice is good. | Plurimae discipulae magistrae favent, quia plane intellegunt consilium eius bonum esse. |
| anyone | quisquam |
| across | trans |
| Does anyone dare to go across the bridge, when the wind is so strong? | Num quisquam trans pontem ire audet, cum ventus tam fortis sit? |
| Hardly anyone speaks in the library while the teacher is reading. | Vix quisquam in bibliotheca loquitur, dum magistra legit. |
| The maid carries the bags across the atrium to the bedroom. | Serva sarcinas trans atrium ad cubiculum portat. |
| past | praeter |
| The boy runs past the gate and comes to ask his mother. | Puer praeter portam currit et ad matrem rogatum venit. |
| The carriage moves slowly past the basilica, because a great crowd stands before the door. | Raeda praeter basilicam lente movetur, quia turba magna ante ostium stat. |
| The boys sit around the hearth and listen to grandmother. | Pueri circa focum sedent et aviam audiunt. |
| behind | retro |
| to hide | latere |
| The dog hides under the bed. | Canis sub lecto latet. |
| The dog hides behind the door, because it hears thunder. | Canis retro ianuam latet, quia tonitrum audit. |
| Behind the house there is a small garden, where flowers grow. | Retro villam hortus parvus est, ubi flores crescunt. |
| upward | sursum |
| to climb | ascendere |
| The boy climbs a tree so that he may see the nest. | Puer in arborem ascendit, ut nidum videat. |
| The boy climbs upward into the tower so that he may see the whole city. | Puer sursum in turrim ascendit, ut totam urbem videat. |
| to rise | ascendere |
| When the sun rises in the sky, the girl opens the window. | Cum sol in caelo ascendit, puella fenestram aperit. |
| to look at in wonder | mirari |
| The boy looks at the lightning far above the mountains in wonder. | Puer fulgur procul supra montes miratur. |
| Smoke rises upward from the hearth, and the baby looks at it in wonder. | Fumus sursum ex foco ascendit, et infans eum miratur. |
| downward | deorsum |
| The boy looks downward from the tower. | Puer deorsum e turri spectat. |
| Water flows downward from the mountain and reaches the river. | Aqua deorsum e monte fluit et ad flumen pervenit. |
| The teacher calls the students inside, so that they may not remain in the rain. | Magistra discipulos intro vocat, ne in pluvia maneant. |
| outside | foras |
| Do not go outside, because ice still remains on the road. | Noli foras exire, quia glacies adhuc in via manet. |
| When the rain stopped, the girls go outside again and play in the garden. | Cum imber desiit, puellae iterum foras exeunt et in horto ludunt. |
| almost | fere |
| Almost all the students gathered in the forum to watch the orator. | Fere omnes discipuli ad forum oratorem spectatum convenerunt. |
| The boy had almost reached the bridge when mother called him back. | Puer fere ad pontem pervenerat, cum mater eum revocavit. |
| fully | plane |
| I do not yet fully understand why this word has been placed in the subjunctive. | Nondum plane intellego cur hoc verbum in coniunctivo positum sit. |
| The philosopher says that he does not fully know whether the report is true. | Philosophus dicit se non plane scire utrum fama vera sit. |
| what | qui |
| What words must be written in the margin? | Quae verba in margine scribenda sunt? |
| Marcus completely forgets on what day the elections are held. | Marcus prorsus obliviscitur quo die comitia habeantur. |
| to go forward | procedere |
| The soldiers go forward slowly, because the road is narrow. | Milites lente procedunt, quia via angusta est. |
| The sister goes forward to greet grandmother before she returns home. | Soror ad aviam salutatum procedit, priusquam domum redeat. |
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