Usages of in
Discipulus et magister in via sunt.
The student and the teacher are on the road.
Discipulus malum in mensa videt.
The student sees an apple on the table.
Amicus cum discipulo in via est.
The friend is on the road with the student.
Magister malum in mensa videt.
The teacher sees an apple on the table.
Nos equum parvum in via videmus.
(We see a small horse on the road.)
Senex clamat: “Caelum manet triste, sed nos manemus in insula.”
(The old man shouts: “The sky remains sad, but we remain on the island.”)
Magnus discipulus in via scribit.
The great student writes in the road.
Timidus puer in via clamat.
The timid boy shouts on the road.
Heri nox quoque quieta fuit, nam ignem in via numquam vidimus.
Yesterday the night was also quiet, for we never saw a fire in the road.
Pater rogat: "Ubi curritis, filii, foris in via?"
Father asks: "Where are you running, children, outside on the road?"
Dominus in sella sedet, servus ante eum stat.
The master sits in the chair, the servant stands before him.
Hospes cum domina sedet et fructus dulces in mensa videt.
The guest sits with the lady of the house and sees sweet fruits on the table.
Pater dicit filio: "Aperi ianuam, quaeso, et deinde in lecto sede."
Father says to his son: "Open the door, please, and then sit on the bed."
In via clamor mercatorum magnus est, sed in culina solum coquus et servus quiete loquuntur.
In the street the merchants’ noise is loud, but in the kitchen only the cook and the servant speak quietly.
Unus homo in via solus ambulat; pluvia frigida cadit, igitur domum currit.
One person walks alone in the street; cold rain is falling, therefore he runs home.
In theatro actor in scaena stat et fabulam incipit.
In the theater an actor stands on the stage and begins a story.
Actrix in scaena respondet, et turba ridet.
An actress answers on the stage, and the crowd laughs.
Post iudicium actrix iterum in scaena stat, et turba ei plaudit; laetitia in turba manet.
After the trial the actress again stands on the stage, and the crowd applauds her; joy remains in the crowd.
Puer in alto ponte stat et flumen spectat.
The boy stands on the high bridge and looks at the river.
Discipula scribit in tabula: “Veritas semper vincit, quamquam mendacium saepe latet.”
The female student writes on the board: “Truth always wins, although a lie often lies hidden.”
Puella quaerit quomodo avia tunicam texat, dum avia in sella sedet.
The girl asks how grandmother weaves a tunic, while grandmother sits on a chair.
Serva annulum in mensa ponit, sed nemo eum capit.
The female servant puts the ring on the table, but no one takes it.
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