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Usages of bibere
Filius vinum non bibit, sed aquam petit.
(The son does not drink wine, but asks for water.)
Nauta aquam bibit et cibum amat.
(The sailor drinks water and loves the food.)
Vos aquam bibitis et discipulum salutatis.
You drink water and greet the student.
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.
Hospes aquam vino miscet, sed puer vinum purum bibere cupit.
The guest mixes water with wine, but the boy desires to drink unmixed wine.
Puer tantum aquam bibit, quia vinum non amat.
The boy drinks only water, because he does not like wine.
Mater aquam puram bibit.
Mother drinks pure water.
Puer dicit se sitim sentire et lac bibere velle.
The boy says that he feels thirst and wants to drink milk.
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.
Cum calor magnus esset, nos sub umbra arborum sedebamus et aquam bibebamus.
When the heat was great, we were sitting under the shade of the trees and drinking water.
Meridie servi in horto non laborant, sed sub umbra sedent et aquam bibunt.
At midday the servants do not work in the garden, but sit in the shade and drink water.
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