Usages of soror
Mater sorori parvum malum donat.
The mother gives a small apple to the sister.
Soror et frater in horto flores vident.
The sister and brother see flowers in the garden.
Discipulus sorori librum legit.
The student reads a book to the sister.
Soror magistro florem donat.
The sister gives a flower to the teacher.
Soror imperatoris dicit: “Miles timidus non studet paci!”
(The emperor’s sister says: “The timid soldier does not study peace!”)
Soror discipuli eum videt.
The student's sister sees him.
Soror interdum in oppido habitat.
The sister sometimes lives in the town.
Soror tua heri ad scholam venit, quia cum amica sua studere voluit.
Your sister came to the school yesterday, because she wanted to study with her friend.
In quieta nocte corpus sororis bene dormit, sed mens vigilat.
In the quiet night the sister's body sleeps well, but her mind keeps watch.
Frater foris currit, soror intus in villa manet.
The brother runs outside, the sister stays inside in the house.
Filii respondent: "Nunc foris currimus, sed soror intus legit."
The children answer: "Now we run outside, but our sister reads inside."
Puer sororem rogat: "Quando cum amicis in horto ridebimus?"
The boy asks his sister: "When will we laugh with friends in the garden?"
Puer solus in cubiculo sedet, quamquam soror nostra foris ridet.
The boy sits alone in the bedroom, although our sister is laughing outside.
Filius in horto ludit, soror autem in domo legit.
The son plays in the garden, but the sister reads in the house.
Postquam puer sanus erat, puer cum sorore pila iterum ludebat.
After the boy was healthy, the boy was again playing with the ball with his sister.
Mater filiae dicit: "Nunc sororem tuam iuvare debes."
Mother says to her daughter: "Now you must help your sister."
Postquam epistulam legit, puer eam tollit et sorori ostendit.
After the boy reads the letter, he picks it up and shows it to his sister.
Soror dicit matrem eos cras ad forum venire velle.
The sister says that mother wants them to come to the forum tomorrow.
Soror mecum ad thermas ire vult.
My sister wants to go to the baths with me.
Puer dicit se sororem laedere non velle, sed tantum ludere.
The boy says that he does not want to harm his sister, but only to play.
Puer nomen actoris obliviscitur, sed soror eius id bene scit.
The boy forgets the actor’s name, but his sister knows it well.
Soror digitum matri ostendit et bracchium lavat.
The sister shows her finger to mother and washes her arm.
Tunica sororis non alba est, sed rubra.
The sister’s tunic is not white, but red.
Soror ad dextram vertit, sed frater ad sinistram ambulat.
The sister turns to the right, but the brother walks to the left.
Huic puellae duo fratres sunt, sed illi puero nulla soror est.
This girl has two brothers, but that boy has no sister.
Dum pueri currunt, soror eorum iocum novum narrat et omnes iterum rident.
While the boys are running, their sister tells a new joke and everyone laughs again.
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.
Soror amicis parva munera dat, et una conviva valde gaudet.
The sister gives small gifts to her friends, and one female guest is very happy.
Puer vile poculum capit, sed soror dicit se pulchrius recipere velle.
The boy takes the cheap cup, but his sister says that she wants to receive a more beautiful one.
Nescio cur frater tam sero surgat; soror enim ad scholam prima venire solet.
I do not know why brother gets up so late; for sister usually comes to school first.
Soror quoque salire vult, sed pater eam monet ne ad flammam propius accedat.
The sister also wants to jump, but father warns her not to go nearer to the flame.
Postea soror ad macellum venit et holera eligit.
Afterward the sister comes to the market and chooses vegetables.
Frater pirum gustat, soror autem ficum gustat.
The brother tastes a pear, but the sister tastes a fig.
Puer placentam eligere vult, sed soror pirum vult.
The boy wants to choose the cake, but the sister wants the pear.
Frater studiosior est quam soror, sed soror diligentius versus repetit.
The brother is more studious than the sister, but the sister repeats the verses more carefully.
Filius sororem ad forum sequitur, sed pater domi manet.
The son follows his sister to the forum, but father stays at home.
Soror fratrem per vicum sequitur, ne iterum erret.
The sister follows her brother through the street, so that he may not make a mistake again.
Agnus, quem soror in manibus tenet, iam non balat.
The lamb, which the sister holds in her hands, no longer bleats.
Soror dicit agnum statim balaturum esse, si grex discesserit.
The sister says that the lamb will bleat at once if the flock goes away.
Mihi hodie satis temporis non est, sed sorori meae est, et illa matri in agro auxilium dat.
I do not have enough time today, but my sister does, and she gives help to mother in the field.
Puella septem flores et decem folia in horto numerat, dum soror eius cantat.
The girl counts seven flowers and ten leaves in the garden while her sister sings.
Post iudicium fur in carcerem ducitur, sed soror eius extra carcerem flens manet.
After the trial the thief is led to prison, but his sister stays outside the prison, weeping.
Soror fratri persuadet ut veritatem sine timore dicat.
The sister persuades her brother to tell the truth without fear.
Ubi sorori meae in foro occurri, illa mihi dixit se domum festinare.
When I met my sister in the forum, she told me that she was hurrying home.
Frater crimen suum fatetur, et soror ei ignoscit.
The brother confesses his offense, and his sister forgives him.
Frater duas conchas in sporta ponit, sed soror dicit unam pulchriorem esse.
The brother puts two shells in the basket, but the sister says that one is more beautiful.
Frater et soror libros similes legunt, sed de rebus diversis inter se disputant.
Brother and sister read similar books, but they discuss different things with one another.
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