mater

the mother

Usages of mater

• Mater sorori parvum malum donat.: The mother gives a small apple to the sister.
• Magister patri vinum non donat, sed matri panem donat.: The teacher does not give wine to father, but gives bread to mother.
• Mater non cenat in villa, sed in horto cum familia cenat.: Mother does not dine in the villa, but dines in the garden with her family.
• Pater et mater cum familia in villa laeti sunt.: Father and mother are happy with the family in the villa.
• Mater in villa manet.: The mother stays in the villa.
• Frater tuus cras ad scholam venire non vult, sed mater eum mittet.: Your brother does not want to come to school tomorrow, but mother will send him.
• Puer timidus numquam iam sine matre dormit, sed semper matrem vocat.: The timid boy no longer ever sleeps without his mother, but he always calls his mother.
• Post scholam discipuli domum venerunt, et magistra matri tuae nuntium misit.: After school the students came home, and the female teacher sent a message to your mother.
• Puer timidus cum matre in villa dormit.: The timid boy sleeps with his mother in the villa.
• Mater vesperi fenestram claudit et domi manet.: In the evening mother closes the window and stays at home.
• Mater respondet patri et dicit: "Puer foris currit.": Mother answers father and says: "The boy is running outside."
• Puer aquam frigidam bibere non vult, sed mater ei aquam calidam dat.: The boy does not want to drink cold water, but mother gives him warm water.
• 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.
• Mater rogat filiam: "Quid nunc facis in cubiculo?": Mother asks her daughter: "What are you doing now in the bedroom?"
• Puella matrem rogat: "Quando fenestram aperies, et ubi avia cantabit?": The girl asks mother: "When will you open the window, and where will grandmother sing?"
• Mater respondet: "Nonne avia in horto cantabit, ubi luna et stellae lucent? Nunc fenestram aperio, ita lucerna clara erit.": Mother answers: "Won’t grandmother sing in the garden, where the moon and stars shine? Now I am opening the window, so the lamp will be bright."
• Puer fessus matrem rogat: "Quid hodie in horto facere possumus, si avia non cantat?": The tired boy asks mother: "What can we do in the garden today, if grandmother does not sing?"
• Mater respondet: "Nonne potestis ludere aut legere? Quomodo sine avia tristes esse potestis?": Mother answers: "Can you not play or read? How can you be sad without grandmother?"
• Mater aut pater cum puero domi manet.: Mother or father stays at home with the boy.
• Puer manus et pedes lavat, et mater caput eius spectat.: The boy washes his hands and feet, and mother looks at his head.
• Mater aures pueri videt et dicit: "Aures tuae purae sunt.": Mother sees the boy's ears and says: "Your ears are clean."
• Mater filiam vocat et dicit: "Veni huc, quaeso, et mihi veritatem dic.": Mother calls her daughter and says: "Come here, please, and tell me the truth."
• Mater addit: "Noli mendacium dicere, sed veritatem iterum dic.": Mother adds: "Do not tell a lie, but tell the truth again."
• Quamquam nox obscura est, mater sola non timet.: Although the night is dark, mother alone is not afraid.
• Mater autem dicit: "Noli ianuam claudere, quia hospes intus manet.": Mother, however, says: "Do not close the door, because the guest is staying inside."
• In silentio noctis filia in mente sua dicit: "Veritas matrem laetam facit, mendacium autem matrem tristem facit; iterum veritatem dicam.": In the silence of the night the daughter says in her mind: "Truth makes mother happy, but a lie makes mother sad; again I will tell the truth."
• Mater pecuniam numerat et piscem emere vult.: Mother counts the money and wants to buy fish.
• Cotidie prima hora mater ad forum ambulat et panem emit.: Every day at the first hour mother walks to the forum and buys bread.
• Parvus infans in domo dormit, sed mater vigilat.: The little baby sleeps in the house, but mother keeps watch.
• Nunc medicus dicit infantem sanum esse et mater gaudet.: Now the male doctor says that the baby is healthy and mother rejoices.
• Mater dicit ludum esse bonum, sed clamorem puerorum nimium esse, quia pueri diu non tacent.: Mother says the game is good, but that the noise of the boys is too much, because the boys do not keep quiet for a long time.
• 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.
• Tertia hora puer aegrotus iam dormit, et medicus de cura eius cum matre loquitur.: At the third hour the sick boy is already sleeping, and the doctor talks with the mother about his care.
• Mater de cura pueri cum medico loquitur.: Mother speaks with the doctor about the care of the boy.
• Mater oculos eius laudat.: Mother praises his eyes.
• Mater puerum cum magna cura spectat.: Mother watches the boy with great care.
• Mater filiae dicit: "Nunc sororem tuam iuvare debes.": Mother says to her daughter: "Now you must help your sister."
• Mater ianuam claudit ne infans foris exeat et ut domus tuta sit.: Mother closes the door so that the baby may not go outside and so that the house may be safe.
• Puer domi matrem exspectat; pluvia cadit, igitur foris ludere non vult.: The boy waits at home for his mother; rain is falling, therefore he does not want to play outside.
• Nos ante portam exspectamus, dum mater in foro est.: We wait in front of the gate while mother is in the forum.
• Hodie discipula epistulam a matre accipit.: Today the female student receives a letter from her mother.
• Soror dicit matrem eos cras ad forum venire velle.: The sister says that mother wants them to come to the forum tomorrow.
• Puer matrem quaerit et rogat: “Cur ad forum festinas?”: The boy looks for his mother and asks: “Why are you hurrying to the forum?”
• Mane mater opus incipit; vespere tamen finire potest.: In the morning mother begins the work; in the evening, however, she can finish it.
• Mater filiam vocat, ut auxilium ferat et librum e mensa tollat.: Mother calls her daughter, so that she may bring help and take the book from the table.
• Puer verum dicit, et mater gaudet.: The boy tells the truth, and mother rejoices.
• Post spectaculum mater dicit: “Ite mecum ad thermas; corpus lavare oportet.”: After the show mother says: “Go with me to the baths; it is necessary to wash the body.”
• Mater filio dicit eum tunicam puram induere oportere.: Mother tells her son that he must put on a clean tunic.
• Mater statim ianuam claudit.: Mother closes the door at once.
• Puer morbo gravi laborat, sed mater sperat medicamentum morbum levare et eum mox sanari.: The boy suffers from a serious illness, but mother hopes the medicine will relieve the illness and that he will soon be healed.
• Medicus matrem in cubiculum ducit, puerum sanat, et post paucos dies puer iterum in horto ludit.: The doctor leads the mother into the bedroom, heals the boy, and after a few days the boy plays in the garden again.
• Ea epistulam accipit et matri ostendit.: She receives a letter and shows it to her mother.
• Mater mane laborare incipit, sed vespere in horto cum familia sedet.: Mother begins to work in the morning, but in the evening she sits in the garden with the family.
• Mater medicum vocat, ut puerum sanet.: Mother calls the doctor, so that he may heal the boy.
• Mater aquam puram bibit.: Mother drinks pure water.
• Puer ex cubiculo currit et matrem vocat.: The boy runs out of the bedroom and calls his mother.
• Puer quoque se audacem esse dicit, sed mater ridet.: The boy also says that he is bold, but mother laughs.
• Mater dicit ventum mox desiturum esse, et nos in horto exspectamus.: Mother says the wind will soon stop, and we wait in the garden.
• Puer in carru sedet, et mater dicit se ad villam aviae ire.: The boy sits in the cart, and mother says that she is going to grandmother’s villa.
• Mater rogat utrum pueri, quia sitim sentiunt, lac an aquam bibere velint.: Mother asks whether the boys, because they feel thirst, want to drink milk or water.
• Puer dicit ventum desiturum esse, sed mater id non credit.: The boy says that the wind is going to stop, but mother does not believe it.
• Mater carrum parat, ut puer ad villam aviae ire possit.: Mother prepares the cart, so that the boy can go to grandmother’s villa.
• Puer cupit equitare ad oppidum, sed mater eum domi manere iubet.: The boy wants to ride to the town, but his mother orders him to stay at home.
• Hodie sal deest, igitur mater ad forum festinat.: Today salt is lacking, therefore mother hurries to the forum.
• Mater olivas in foro emit.: Mother buys olives in the forum.
• Puer conatur annulum capere, sed mater eum tacere iubet.: The boy tries to take the ring, but his mother orders him to be silent.
• Mater puerum mane excitat, et pater puellam deinde excitat.: Mother wakes the boy in the morning, and father then wakes the girl.
• Filius matri parere non vult, sed filia matri statim paret.: The son does not want to obey his mother, but the daughter obeys her mother at once.
• Mater puerum mane excitat, et puer statim tunicam puram induit.: Mother wakes the boy in the morning, and the boy immediately puts on a clean tunic.
• In ientaculo mater calicem lactis et patinam cum pane filiae dat.: At breakfast mother gives her daughter a cup of milk and a plate with bread.
• Puer dicit se famem sentire et matrem rogare ut sibi panem det.: The boy says that he feels hunger and asks his mother to give him bread.
• Mater nondum domum redire potest, quia in foro panem adhuc quaerit.: Mother cannot return home yet, because she is still looking for bread in the forum.
• Mater dicit pluviam mox desituram esse, et pueri foris ludere poterunt.: Mother says that the rain will soon stop, and the boys will be able to play outside.
• Cum parentes domum rediissent, mater de monte et valle fabulam narravit.: When the parents had returned home, mother told a story about a mountain and a valley.
• Mater dicit vultum filiae laetum esse, sed nasum eius frigidum esse.: Mother says that her daughter’s face is happy, but that her nose is cold.
• Mater cultrum sub mensa relinquit, ne infans eum capiat.: Mother leaves the knife under the table, so that the baby may not take it.
• In olla parva mater oleum et unum ovum ponit.: In a small pot mother puts oil and one egg.
• Farina tam sicca est ut mater aquam addat.: The flour is so dry that mother adds water.
• Mater ientaculum parat, dum puella tunicam puram induit.: Mother prepares breakfast while the girl puts on a clean tunic.
• Mater dicit: “Per vicum rectum ambula, et ad forum cito pervenies.”: Mother says: “Walk through the straight street, and you will reach the forum quickly.”
• Puer viam transire vult, sed mater eum monet ne sine ea transeat.: The boy wants to cross the road, but mother warns him not to cross without her.
• Mater servae imperat ut focum ante cenam tergat.: Mother orders the female servant to wipe the hearth before dinner.
• Mater puerum monet ut manus sordidas ante ientaculum lavet.: Mother warns the boy to wash his dirty hands before breakfast.
• Cum ad villam pervenissent, puella et mater negaverunt iter difficile fuisse, quia vicus rectus erat.: When they had reached the house, the girl and her mother denied that the journey had been difficult, because the street was straight.
• Mater puerum monet ut cautus sit, cum viam transeat.: Mother warns the boy to be careful when he crosses the road.
• Mater puerum monet ut lente de scalis descendat.: Mother warns the boy to come down the stairs slowly.
• Mater iam domum redire potest.: Mother can now return home.
• Mater pannum humidum capit et mensam tergit.: Mother takes a wet cloth and wipes the table.
• Puer dicit matrem mox domum venturam esse.: The boy says that mother will soon come home.
• Mater dicit se panem et olivas empturam esse.: Mother says that she is going to buy bread and olives.
• Mater dicit se ad forum ituram esse.: Mother says that she is going to go to the forum.
• In foro mater nihil emit, quia non satis argenti in crumena habet.: In the forum mother buys nothing, because she does not have enough money in her purse.
• Mater respondet se paucos nummos habere, sed argentum mox mutare velle.: Mother answers that she has few coins, but wants to change the money soon.
• Mercator argentum accipit et reliquos nummos matri dat.: The merchant takes the money and gives the remaining coins to mother.
• Postea mater domi codicem aperit, titulum legit, et dicit se nihil clarius vidisse.: Afterward mother opens the book at home, reads the title, and says that she has seen nothing clearer.
• Mater nec panem nec caseum emit.: Mother buys neither bread nor cheese.
• Mane mater prima surgit et aquam calidam parat.: In the morning mother gets up first and prepares warm water.
• Non est tibi ullus timor, si mater tecum est.: You have no fear if mother is with you.
• Puella litteras matris iterum legit et dicit se unam litteram nondum intellegere.: The girl reads her mother’s letter again and says that she does not yet understand one letter.
• Mater filiam flentem videt; lacrimae in vultu puellae sunt.: Mother sees her daughter weeping; tears are on the girl’s face.
• Puella in pariete imaginem navis pingit, et mater imaginem laudat.: The girl paints an image of a ship on the wall, and mother praises the image.
• Mater dicit initium itineris facile esse, sed partem viae prope finem saepe gravem fieri.: Mother says that the beginning of the journey is easy, but that the part of the road near the end often becomes difficult.
• Puer matri narrat se in somnio montem altissimum vidisse.: The boy tells his mother that he saw a very high mountain in a dream.
• Puer flens matrem vocat.: The crying boy calls his mother.
• Mater sedens in atrio epistulam legit.: Mother, sitting in the atrium, reads a letter.
• Mater puerum rogat: “Cur fles?”: Mother asks the boy: “Why are you crying?”
• Puer currens matrem vocat.: The running boy calls his mother.
• Puer matri de somnio tristi narrat.: The boy tells his mother about a sad dream.
• Mater puerum ridentem videt.: Mother sees the laughing boy.
• Risus pueri matrem laetam facit.: The boy’s laughter makes mother happy.
• Hoc mense soror diem natalem celebrat, et mater convivium parvum parare incipit.: This month my sister celebrates her birthday, and mother begins to prepare a small feast.
• Mater flores et coronas emit, ut atrium et aram ornet.: Mother buys flowers and garlands so that she may decorate the atrium and the altar.
• In foro multa pocula vilia sunt, sed haec pocula mater emere non vult.: In the forum many cups are cheap, but mother does not want to buy these cups.
• Mater rogat utrum convivae lac an vinum recipere velint.: Mother asks whether the guests want to receive milk or wine.
• Mater promittit se post paucos menses aliud convivium celebraturam esse, si pax manserit.: Mother promises that after a few months she will celebrate another feast, if peace has remained.
• Cum omnia munera recepta erunt, mater omnes convivas ad mensam vocabit.: When all the gifts have been received, mother will call all the guests to the table.
• Mater promittit se vicinas quoque invitaturam esse.: Mother promises that she will invite the female neighbors too.
• Mater atrium ornat, ut convivae laeti sint.: Mother decorates the atrium so that the guests may be happy.
• Ubi medicus venit, mater eum in cubiculum ducit.: When the doctor comes, mother leads him into the bedroom.
• Mater in foro nihil emit, quia panem nimium constare dicit.: Mother buys nothing in the forum, because she says that bread costs too much.
• Mater valde gaudet, quia filia veritatem dicit.: Mother rejoices greatly, because her daughter tells the truth.
• Mater in foro panem emit; tum domum redit.: Mother buys bread in the forum; then she returns home.
• Epistula matris puellam laetam facit.: Mother’s letter makes the girl happy.
• Cum sol occidit, mater lucernam accendit.: When the sun sets, mother lights the lamp.

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