pater

the father

Usages of pater

• Pater in horto laborat.: The father works in the garden.
• Mercator patri panem donat.: The merchant gives bread to father.
• Magister patri vinum non donat, sed matri panem donat.: The teacher does not give wine to father, but gives bread to mother.
• Pater discipulis panem donat.: The father gives bread to the students.
• Pater et mater cum familia in villa laeti sunt.: Father and mother are happy with the family in the villa.
• Frater vinum patri petit.: The brother asks father for wine.
• Si pater in horto laborat, frater cenat in villa.: If the father works in the garden, the brother dines in the villa.
• Pater rogat: "Ubi curritis, filii, foris in via?": Father asks: "Where are you running, children, outside on the road?"
• Mater respondet patri et dicit: "Puer foris currit.": Mother answers father and says: "The boy is running outside."
• Mater puellae vestem albam dat, et pater puero vestem nigram dat.: Mother gives a white dress to the girl, and father gives a black garment to the boy.
• Pater rogat: "Cur domi manes et cum amicis non curris?": Father asks: "Why do you stay at home and not run with your friends?"
• Pater ei panem dat.: Father gives bread to him.
• Mater aut pater cum puero domi manet.: Mother or father stays at home with the boy.
• Quamquam pater iram sentit, tamen gaudium filiae manet.: Although father feels anger, nevertheless the joy of his daughter remains.
• 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."
• Olim pater pecuniam lente numerabat, nam numeri magni erant.: Once father was slowly counting the money, for the numbers were large.
• 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.
• Nunc mater laboriosior est quam pater, nam tota domus cura eius est et tamen gaudet.: Now mother is more hardworking than father, for the whole house is her responsibility and yet she rejoices.
• Pater portam urbis claudit vespere, ne hostes nocte taciti intrent.: Father closes the gate of the city in the evening, so that enemies may not enter silently at night.
• Pater hodie occupatus est, sed puella opus domi facit.: Father is busy today, but the girl does the work at home.
• Pater magistro consilium dat.: The father gives advice to the teacher.
• Vespere pater lucernam accendit, ut filia in cubiculo legere possit.: In the evening father lights a lamp, so that his daughter can read in the bedroom.
• Pater rogat utrum sal in domo iam sit an sal adhuc desit.: Father asks whether there is already salt in the house or whether salt is still lacking.
• Mater puerum mane excitat, et pater puellam deinde excitat.: Mother wakes the boy in the morning, and father then wakes the girl.
• Pater de scalis descendit et servam vocat.: Father comes down the stairs and calls the female servant.
• Pater rogat: “Quot nummos in crumena habes? Potesne aliquid solvere?”: Father asks: “How many coins do you have in your purse? Can you pay anything?”
• Pater ipse ad tabernam redit, ut pecuniam mutet et pretium solvat.: Father himself returns to the shop so that he may change the money and pay the price.
• Pater dicit pacem servare melius esse quam bellum timere.: Father says that preserving peace is better than fearing war.
• Cum nox obscura esset, pater lucernam accendit.: When the night was dark, father lit the lamp.
• In fine diei pater dicit finem tandem venire.: At the end of the day father says that the end is finally coming.
• Pater dicit diem natalem filiae omnibus annis gratiorem fieri.: Father says that his daughter’s birthday becomes more delightful every year.
• Pater dicit se diem festum cum familia celebraturum esse.: Father says that he is going to celebrate the festival day with the family.

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