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.
Puer rogat cur ovis lanam tam longam habeat.
The boy asks why the sheep has such long wool.
Hiems longa est, et nix ante ianuam manet.
Winter is long, and snow remains before the door.
Cum titulus nimis longus esset, magister eum breviorem facere iussit.
Since the title was too long, the teacher ordered it to be made shorter.
Post cenam parentes cum filiis et filiabus longum sermonem de vita bona habent.
After dinner the parents have a long conversation with their sons and daughters about a good life.
Post longam horam requies brevis discipulis valde bona est.
After a long hour, a short rest is very good for the students.
Pater dicit se post cenam longum sermonem cum familia habiturum esse.
Father says that he is about to have a long conversation with the family after dinner.
Post longum negotium mater tandem domum redit.
After a long errand, mother at last returns home.
Tonitrus longus erat, sed fulgur procul supra montes breve visum est.
The thunder was long, but the lightning far above the mountains was seen only briefly.
Puella rogat utrum acus satis longa sit, ut tunicam laceram consuat.
The girl asks whether the needle is long enough to sew the torn tunic.
Avia filum longum quaerit, ut tunicam laceram consuere possit.
Grandmother looks for a long thread so that she can sew the torn tunic.
Via, quae per silvam ducit, longa est, sed tuta.
The path that leads through the forest is long, but safe.
Post longam horam breve spatium otii discipulis valde gratum est.
After a long hour, a short period of rest is very pleasing to the students.
Post longam noctem spes nova oritur.
After a long night, a new hope arises.
Magistra nuper membranam longam emit, quia veteres membranae incommodae erant.
The teacher recently bought a long parchment, because the old parchments were inconvenient.
Si quid mali accidit, nos taedet morae longae, sed rem ipsam corrigere malumus.
If something bad happens, we grow tired of a long delay, but we prefer to correct the matter itself.
Filia palla nova et zona longa uti vult, quia dies frigidus est.
The daughter wants to use a new cloak and a long belt, because the day is cold.
Puella sutorem rogat utrum soleae hae satis firmae sint ad longum iter.
The girl asks the shoemaker whether these sandals are firm enough for a long journey.
Frater sartorem quaerit, quia zona sua fracta est et tunica nimis longa videtur.
The brother looks for the tailor, because his belt is broken and his tunic seems too long.
Sub porticu longa puellae inter columnas stant, dum pluvia in foro cadit.
Under the long portico the girls stand among the columns while rain falls in the forum.
Post longum bellum victoria civibus grata fuit, sed clades hostium etiam pueros terruit.
After a long war, victory was pleasing to the citizens, but the defeat of the enemies frightened even the boys.
Mater dicit victoriam sine superbia meliorem esse, quia post cladem saepe longa fuga sequitur.
Mother says that victory without pride is better, because after a defeat a long retreat often follows.
Magistra in tabula agmen longum pingit et dicit quomodo dux milites ante bellum instruat.
The teacher draws a long column on the board and tells how a general arranges the soldiers before war.
Quamvis comitia longa sint, sunt qui usque ad vesperum manere velint, ut suffragium ferant.
Although the elections are long, there are those who want to remain until evening, so that they may cast a vote.
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