laborare

to work

Usages of laborare

• Ego laboro.: I work.
• Tu laboras.: You work.
• Puer laborat in domo.: The boy works in a house.
• Ego multum laboro.: I work a lot.
• Pater in horto laborat.: The father works in the garden.
• Agricola in agris multum laborat, sed filius in horto ludit.: (The farmer works a lot in the fields, but the son plays in the garden.)
• Nos laeti sumus, et multum laboramus.: (We are happy, and we work a lot.)
• Si pater in horto laborat, frater cenat in villa.: If the father works in the garden, the brother dines in the villa.
• Magistra multum laborat in urbe.: The teacher works a lot in the city.
• Nuntius prope ignem sedet et “Possumus multum laborare!” clamat.: (The messenger sits near the fire and shouts: “We can work a lot!”)
• Post brevem diem in schola corpus discipuli iam laborare non vult, sed mens eius laeta manet.: After a short day at school the student's body no longer wants to work, but his mind remains happy.
• Post quietam noctem corpus discipulae non est triste, sed laborare vult et studere potest.: After a quiet night the female student's body is not sad, but it wants to work and is able to study.
• In die laboramus et studemus, in nocte cum amicis sedemus et amicitiam sentimus.: In the day we work and study, in the night we sit with friends and feel friendship.
• Pater olim laboriosus agricola erat et tota die in agris laborabat.: Father once was a hardworking farmer and all day long he used to work in the fields.
• Maritus in officina laborat, dum uxor domi epistulam legit.: The husband works in the workshop, while the wife reads a letter at home.

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