Usages of esse
Ego sum laetus.
I am happy.
Tu es laetus.
You are happy.
Familia est magna.
The family is large.
Amicus est laetus.
The friend is happy.
Puella est laeta.
The girl is happy.
Discipulus et magister in via sunt.
The student and the teacher are on the road.
Amicus cum discipulo in via est.
The friend is on the road with the student.
Pater et mater cum familia in villa laeti sunt.
Father and mother are happy with the family in the villa.
Oppidum est magnum, sed non est urbs.
(The town is large, but it is not a city.)
Iter longum est, et nos in oppidum festinamus.
(The journey is long, and we hurry to the town.)
Si via est longa, equus utilis est.
(If the road is long, a horse is useful.)
Equus etiam agricolae utilis est in agris.
(A horse is also useful to the farmer in the fields.)
In insula magna silva est, et multi senes ibi habitant.
(On the large island there is a forest, and many old men live there.)
Magistra discipulae narrat: “Tempus est bonum.”
(The female teacher tells the female student: “Time is good.”)
Si tempestas in mari est, nautae magnum periculum timent.
(If there is a storm at sea, the sailors fear great danger.)
Nos laeti sumus, et multum laboramus.
(We are happy, and we work a lot.)
Iter longum, sed nos laeti sumus.
The journey is long, but we are happy.
Nomen militis est Marcus, sed multi eum timidum vocant.
(The soldier’s name is Marcus, but many call him timid.)
Marcus tamen fortis est et bellum non amat.
(However, Marcus is brave and does not love war.)
Imperator scit: “Pax est melior quam bellum.”
(The emperor knows: “Peace is better than war.”)
Si timidus es, studere potes in urbe, sed si fortis es, potes dormire in horto.
(If you are timid, you can study in the city, but if you are brave, you can sleep in the garden.)
Multi dicunt nomen meum altum esse, sed ego sum discipulus laetus.
(Many say my name is lofty, but I am a happy student.)
Mox puer fortis erit, et miles erit.
(Soon the boy will be brave, and he will be a soldier.)
Imperator dicit: “Miles fortis erit, sed bellum manebit.”
(The emperor says: “The soldier will be brave, but war will remain.”)
Nuntius dicit: “Mox dea ad urbem ambulabit et templum laetum erit.”
(The messenger says: “Soon the goddess will walk to the city and the temple will be happy.”)
Tu es timidus, tamen mens tua fortis est.
You are timid, however your mind is strong.
Nunc orare in templo melius est.
Now it is better to pray in the temple.
Magister in horto laetior est quam in villa.
The teacher is happier in the garden than in the house.
Laetus sum, quia magister meus me laudat.
I am happy because my teacher praises me.
Discipulus dicit: "Caelum specto, nam interdum est pulchrum."
The student says: "I look at the sky, for sometimes it is beautiful."
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