Usages of longus
Iter longum est, et nos in oppidum festinamus.
(The journey is long, and we hurry to the town.)
Si via est longa, equus utilis est.
(If the road is long, a horse is useful.)
Iter longum, sed nos laeti sumus.
The journey is long, but we are happy.
Hodie dies brevis fuit, sed cras dies longus erit in schola.
Today the day was short, but tomorrow the day will be long at school.
Avia capillos longos et oculos claros habet.
Grandmother has long hair and bright eyes.
Heri avia puero tunicam longam et calceos calidos dabat.
Yesterday grandmother was giving the boy a long tunic and warm shoes.
Post cenam servus in culina manet et cum coquo de die longo loquitur.
After dinner the servant stays in the kitchen and talks with the cook about the long day.
Vespere familia in villa cenat et de die longo loquitur.
In the evening the family dines in the villa and talks about the long day.
In culina coquus cum servo cenam parat, ut familia post longum diem bene cenet.
In the kitchen the cook prepares dinner with the servant, so that the family may dine well after the long day.
Postea discipuli domum veniunt et cum familia de die longo loquuntur.
Afterwards the students come home and talk with the family about the long day.
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