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.

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