Usages of ad
Nos ad insulam navigamus, nautas salutamus et cibum parvum sumimus.
(We sail to the island, greet the sailors, and take a small amount of food.)
Mercator ad oppidum ambulat.
The merchant walks to the town.
Discipulus cum amico ad insulam navigat.
The student sails to the island with a friend.
Filius ad oppidum fugit.
The son flees to the town.
Nuntius dicit: “Mox dea ad urbem ambulabit et templum laetum erit.”
(The messenger says: “Soon the goddess will walk to the city and the temple will be happy.”)
Cras dies brevis erit, sed multi discipuli ad scholam venient.
Tomorrow the day will be short, but many students will come to the school.
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.
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.
Cras magister ad scholam nuntium mittet et cum discipulis novam amicitiam faciet.
Tomorrow the teacher will send a message to the school and will make a new friendship with the students.
Dum discipuli ad scholam veniunt, magister in schola manet.
While the students come to the school, the teacher stays in the school.
Puer celer ad scholam currit, sed puella tarda domi manet et statim dormit.
The boy runs quickly to school, but the girl, being slow, stays at home and immediately sleeps.
Vestri amici pauci sunt, sed boni; deinde alii ad scholam venient.
Your friends are few, but good; then others will come to the school.
Puer fessus est, tamen ad scholam currit.
The boy is tired, yet he runs to the school.
Cotidie prima hora mater ad forum ambulat et panem emit.
Every day at the first hour mother walks to the forum and buys bread.
Olim infans saepe aegrota erat, et medica ad villam veniebat.
Once the baby was often sick, and a female doctor used to come to the villa.
Cotidie prima hora medicus in oppidum venit, secunda hora autem medica ad scholam ambulat.
Every day at the first hour the male doctor comes into the town, but at the second hour the female doctor walks to the school.
Avia lente per pontem ambulat, et puer ad pontem currit ut aviam iuvet.
Grandmother walks slowly across the bridge, and the boy runs to the bridge so that he may help grandmother.
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?”
Servus epistulam ad ianuam fert, et domina eam laeta accipit.
A servant brings a letter to the door, and the mistress gladly receives it.
Mercator occupatus in taberna manet, sed servus vinum ad villam portat.
The busy merchant stays in the shop, but the servant carries wine to the villa.
Mercator a foro ad villam ambulat.
The merchant walks from the forum to the villa.
Servus aquam calidam ad cubiculum portat.
The servant carries warm water to the bedroom.
Servus clavem e via tollit et ad dominam portat.
The servant picks up the key from the road and carries it to the mistress.
Servus sportam ad villam portat, ut familia bene cenet.
The servant carries a basket to the villa, so that the family may dine well.
Servus aquam calidam ad cubiculum ferre non potest, quia fessus est.
The servant cannot carry warm water to the bedroom, because he is tired.
Prandium breve domi sumimus, deinde ad theatrum festinamus.
We have a short lunch at home, then we hurry to the theater.
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.”
Nuntius clam ad tabernam venit et mercatori consilium dat.
A messenger comes secretly to the shop and gives the merchant advice.
Hodie ad forum ire non possum, quia pluvia frigida cadit.
Today I cannot go to the forum, because cold rain is falling.
Soror mecum ad thermas ire vult.
My sister wants to go to the baths with me.
Puella linteum in sporta fert et ad thermas festinat.
The girl carries a towel in a basket and hurries to the baths.
Puer tunicam puram induit et ad scholam currit.
The boy puts on a clean tunic and runs to the school.
Cum tabellarius ad villam veniret, servus eum celeriter in atrium duxit.
When the letter-carrier was coming to the villa, a servant quickly led him into the atrium.
Servus parvam sportam ad forum portat.
The servant carries a small basket to the forum.
Faber ad forum ambulat et scutum in sporta portat.
The craftsman walks to the forum and carries a shield in a basket.
Servus ex culina exit et ad forum ambulat.
The servant goes out of the kitchen and walks to the forum.
Faber ferrum ad forum portat.
The craftsman carries iron to the forum.
Ea servum vocat, ut aquam calidam ad cubiculum portet.
She calls the servant so that he may carry warm water to the bedroom.
Puella cupit cum amica sua ad thermas ire.
The girl desires to go to the baths with her friend.
Cras discipula cum amica sua ad mercatum proximum convenire vult.
Tomorrow the female student wants to meet her friend at the nearest market.
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.
Puer capram vocat, sed capra ad ovem currit.
The boy calls the goat, but the goat runs to the sheep.
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.
Servus sportam plenam ad villam portat.
The servant carries a full basket to the villa.
Uxor et maritus simul ad forum ambulant.
The wife and the husband walk together to the forum.
Cum pluvia desiit, uxor et maritus ad villam redierunt.
When the rain stopped, the wife and the husband returned to the villa.
Tibi responsum ad hanc quaestionem ante cenam dandum est.
An answer to this question must be given by you before dinner.
Avus puero dicit: “Si chartam et stilum habes, epistulam hodie scribe et cras ad me redi.”
Grandfather says to the boy: “If you have paper and a stylus, write a letter today and return to me tomorrow.”
Aestate multi ad litus veniunt et in arena sedent.
In summer many people come to the shore and sit on the sand.
Ex monte ad vallem aqua currit.
Water runs from the mountain to the valley.
Cum aestas venisset, parentes pueros ad litus duxerunt, et pueri in arena diu luserunt.
When summer had come, the parents led the boys to the shore, and the boys played on the sand for a long time.
Hic vicus ad forum ducit.
This street leads to the forum.
Mater dicit: “Per vicum rectum ambula, et ad forum cito pervenies.”
Mother says: “Walk through the straight street, and you will reach the forum quickly.”
Soror ad dextram vertit, sed frater ad sinistram ambulat.
The sister turns to the right, but the brother walks to the left.
Si ad angulum venis, noli statim vertere, sed per viam rectam ambula.
If you come to the corner, do not turn at once, but walk along the straight road.
Discipula rogat quomodo ad scholam pervenire possit, et magistra ei viam ostendit.
The female student asks how she can reach the school, and the teacher shows her the way.
Postquam viam transiit, puella ad scholam tandem pervenit.
After the girl crossed the road, she finally arrived at the school.
In villa puella per scalas ad cubiculum ascendit.
In the house the girl goes up the stairs to the bedroom.
Uxor promittit se cras ad mercatum venturam esse.
The wife promises that she will come to the market tomorrow.
Avia servam monet ut pannum mundum ad mensam ferat.
Grandmother warns the female servant to bring a clean cloth to the table.
Cum ad villam pervenissent, puella et mater negaverunt iter difficile fuisse, quia vicus rectus erat.
When they had reached the house, the girl and her mother denied that the journey had been difficult, because the street was straight.
Via dextra ad forum ducit, sed via sinistra ad portam.
The road on the right leads to the forum, but the road on the left leads to the gate.
Mater dicit se ad forum ituram esse.
Mother says that she is going to go to the forum.
Pater ipse ad tabernam redit, ut pecuniam mutet et pretium solvat.
Father himself returns to the shop so that he may change the money and pay the price.
Tabellarius celerrime currit et epistulam ad villam portat.
The letter-carrier runs very quickly and carries a letter to the villa.
Haec via ad forum brevissima est.
This road to the forum is the shortest.
Tibi sero ad lectum ire non licet, quia cras mane surgere necesse est.
You are not allowed to go to bed late, because tomorrow you must get up in the morning.
Miles currens dicit reginam cras ad urbem venturam esse.
A soldier, running, says that the queen will come to the city tomorrow.
Sacerdos ad aram venit et diem festum paucis verbis celebrat.
The priestess comes to the altar and celebrates the festival with a few words.
Cum omnia munera recepta erunt, mater omnes convivas ad mensam vocabit.
When all the gifts have been received, mother will call all the guests to the table.
Hortulana mane venit ad serendum, et parva semina in terra bona ponit.
The female gardener comes in the morning to sow, and she places small seeds in good soil.
Cum uvae maturae erunt, puellae ad colligendas uvas in vineam venient.
When the grapes are ripe, the girls will come into the vineyard to gather grapes.
Post pluviam serva scopam capit ad verrendum atrium, quia folia et lutum ante ianuam iacent.
After the rain the female servant takes a broom to sweep the atrium, because leaves and mud lie before the door.
Cras mane tibi surgere necesse est, quia ad scholam venire debes.
Tomorrow morning you must get up, because you must come to school.
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.
Post scholam puellae ad fontem prope collem ambulant, quia ibi aqua purissima est.
After school the girls walk to the spring near the hill, because the water there is very pure.
Parva avis super saxum stat, altera ad nidum volat.
A small bird stands on a rock; another flies to the nest.
Puer ad saxum currit et de saxo in herbam salit.
The boy runs to the rock and jumps from the rock into the grass.
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.
Puer rogat unde sonus veniat; avus respondet aquam de monte ad fontem currere.
The boy asks where the sound comes from; grandfather answers that water runs from the mountain to the spring.
Parva avis ad nidum volat.
The little bird flies to the nest.
Mater puero viam ad forum monstrat.
Mother shows the boy the way to the forum.
Servus ad dominum propius venit, quia eum audire vult.
The servant comes nearer to the master, because he wants to hear him.
Puer ad canem accedit et eum tangit.
The boy approaches the dog and touches it.
Magister hora solita ad scholam venit.
The teacher comes to school at the usual hour.
Mater ad pistrinum ambulat et a pistore panem recentem emit.
Mother walks to the bakery and buys fresh bread from the baker.
Postea soror ad macellum venit et holera eligit.
Afterward the sister comes to the market and chooses vegetables.
Pistor rogat utrum puella placentam nunc gustare velit, priusquam mater ad ianuam veniat.
The baker asks whether the girl wants to taste the cake now, before her mother comes to the door.
Mater dicit se, antequam ad macellum eat, semper nummos numerare.
Mother says that before she goes to the market, she always counts the coins.
Nisi feles prope cellarium vigilat, mus iterum ad nuces venit.
Unless the cat keeps watch near the cellar, the mouse comes again to the nuts.
Avia ridens dicit se ad idem pistrinum cras redituram esse, si pistor aliam placentam servaverit.
Grandmother, laughing, says that she will return to the same bakery tomorrow, if the baker has kept another cake.
Pluvia gravis cadit, itaque mater ad forum ire non potest.
Heavy rain is falling, and so mother cannot go to the forum.
Filius sororem ad forum sequitur, sed pater domi manet.
The son follows his sister to the forum, but father stays at home.
Serva e culina egreditur et aquam ad atrium fert.
The maid goes out of the kitchen and carries water to the atrium.
Avia puellam ad pistrinum comitatur.
Grandmother accompanies the girl to the bakery.
Serva dominam ad horreum comitatur, ubi custos merces servat.
The maid accompanies the mistress to the warehouse, where a guard watches the goods.
Postea anates e horto ad aquam ambulant, et gallus eas spectat.
Afterward the ducks walk from the garden to the water, and the rooster watches them.
Vitulus ad arborem ligatur, sub cuius umbra meridie manet.
The calf is tied to a tree, under whose shade it stays at midday.
Nescio utrum pastor cras bovem ad forum ducat an domi maneat.
I do not know whether the shepherd will lead the ox to the forum tomorrow or stay at home.
Mater puellas hortatur ut mane ad pratum veniant et vaccas numerent.
Mother encourages the girls to come to the meadow in the morning and count the cows.
Cum sol occiderit, anates ad paludem redibunt, gallus tacebit, et omnes in stabulo quieti erunt.
When the sun has set, the ducks will return to the marsh, the rooster will be silent, and all will be quiet in the stable.
Pastor vitulum ad arborem ligat.
The shepherd ties the calf to the tree.
Huic puellae duo asini sunt, et eos mane ad agrum ducit.
This girl has two donkeys, and she leads them to the field in the morning.
Plaustrum, cuius rota fracta erat, faber hodie reficit ut merces ad forum ferri possint.
The wagon, whose wheel had been broken, the craftsman repairs today so that goods can be carried to the forum.
Mater filiam ad horreum ducit, ut frumentum videat.
Mother leads her daughter to the granary so that she may see the grain.
Faber lignum ad officinam portat, quia mensam parvam facere vult.
The craftsman carries wood to the workshop, because he wants to make a small table.
Aqua calida ad cubiculum portanda est.
The warm water must be carried to the bedroom.
Duo asini plaustrum ad forum trahunt.
Two donkeys pull the wagon to the forum.
Eadem mulier ad forum festinat, quia magnum negotium hodie habet.
The same woman hurries to the forum, because she has important business today.
Pater dicit se quinque libros et sex epistulas cras ad forum portaturum esse, si via tuta erit.
Father says that he will bring five books and six letters to the forum tomorrow, if the road is safe.
Hoc negotium magnum est, itaque mater ad forum festinat.
This matter is important, and so mother hurries to the forum.
Servus panem recentem ad villam portaturus est.
The servant is about to bring fresh bread to the villa.
Tabellarius nuntiat reginam cras ad urbem venturam esse.
The letter-carrier announces that the queen will come to the city tomorrow.
Postea nebula lente discedit, et pastor gregem ad pratum ducit.
Afterward the mist slowly goes away, and the shepherd leads the flock to the meadow.
Maritus togam albam induit et ad forum ambulat.
The husband puts on a white toga and walks to the forum.
Piscator rete novum ad navem portat.
The fisherman carries a new net to the ship.
Utinam cras ad scholam omnes parati veniant.
If only everyone would come prepared to school tomorrow.
Puer lorum tenet et asinum ad agrum ducit.
The boy grasps the strap and leads the donkey to the field.
Mos puellae bonus est: cotidie prima hora surgit et ad scholam venit.
The girl's habit is good: every day she gets up at the first hour and comes to school.
Ubicumque mater sedet, infans ad eam currit.
Wherever mother sits, the baby runs to her.
Turba forum complet, cum regina ad templum ambulat.
The crowd fills the forum when the queen walks to the temple.
Luciam morae paenitet, quia sero ad convivium venit.
Lucia regrets the delay, because she came late to the feast.
Mater utramque filiam ad mensam vocat.
Mother calls both daughters to the table.
Cupiditas pacis imperatorem ad templum ducit.
The desire for peace leads the emperor to the temple.
Serva onus grave ad horreum portat, et pater ei auxilium fert.
The maid carries a heavy burden to the granary, and father brings her help.
Cum magistra ad villam venisset, puella celeriter chartas plicavit et de mensa sustulit.
When the teacher had come to the house, the girl quickly folded the papers and took them from the table.
Puella tunicam sordidam detrahit et tunicam puram induit antequam ad scholam eat.
The girl takes off the dirty tunic and puts on a clean tunic before she goes to school.
Postquam puella vestimenta plicavit et in armario posuit, ad bibliothecam rediit ut librum amissum quaereret.
After the girl folded the clothes and put them in the cupboard, she returned to the library to look for the lost book.
Haec sola via ad forum ducit.
This is the only road that leads to the forum.
Matertera mea hodie ad villam venit, et neptem suam laetam salutat.
My maternal aunt comes to the house today, and greets her happy niece.
Neuter puer avunculi domi manere vult; ambo ad forum ire malunt.
Neither of the uncle’s boys wants to stay at home; both prefer to go to the forum.
Neutra solea puellae bona est; itaque illa ad sutorem postridie redibit.
Neither sandal is good for the girl; therefore she will return to the shoemaker the next day.
Dummodo puella quieta maneat, medica dicit eam ad scholam paucis diebus redituram esse.
Provided that the girl remains quiet, the doctor says that she will return to school in a few days.
Serva in vestibulo saccum gravem ponit, sed puella saccum levem ad culinam fert.
The maid puts a heavy sack in the entrance hall, but the girl carries a light sack to the kitchen.
Puella ante ostium stat et rogat: “Quo eam? Ad forum an domum?”
The girl stands before the door and asks: “Where am I to go? To the forum or home?”
Puer ad forum ire non vult; domi potius manet.
The boy does not want to go to the forum; he stays at home instead.
Post lectionem eamus ad portum, ut navem novam videamus.
Let us go to the harbor after the lesson, so that we may see the new ship.
In portu gubernator feminae ostendit quomodo funis ad ancoram nodo firmo ligetur.
In the harbor the helmsman shows the woman how a rope is tied to the anchor with a firm knot.
Ne quis ad fornicem vetustum accedat, dum faber tegulas mutat.
Let no one approach the old arch while the craftsman changes the tiles.
Cum pluvia tandem desierit, exeamus e porticu et per vicum ad domum revertamur.
When the rain has finally stopped, let us go out from the portico and return home through the street.
Postridie scriptor idem ad scholam venit et de arte sua narrat; discipulis autem maxime placet quod de navi, de velo, et de ancora tam clare scribit.
The next day the same writer comes to the school and tells about his art; the students especially like that he writes so clearly about the ship, the sail, and the anchor.
Nauta funem ad malum ligat.
The sailor ties the rope to the mast.
Cum librum e scrinio evolvit, discipula prooemium primum legit et deinde ad argumentum redit.
When the female student unrolls the book from the case, she reads the preface first and then returns to the subject.
Post lectionem magistra discipulos ad forum ducit, ubi contio magna iam ante rostra convenit.
After the lesson the teacher leads the students to the forum, where a large assembly is already gathering before the rostra.
Multi cives ad contionem veniunt, quia volunt audire quid consul in curia dixerit.
Many citizens come to the assembly, because they want to hear what the consul said in the senate-house.
Pater dicit se iuvenem saepe ad contiones ivisse, ut bonos oratores audiret.
Father says that when he was young he often went to assemblies so that he might hear good orators.
Primum mater nummos numerat, deinde ad forum ambulat.
First mother counts the coins, then she walks to the forum.
Postero die puella ad scholam redibit.
On the next day the girl will return to school.
Post meridiem alterum agmen e monte descendit et ad flumen procedit.
In the afternoon another column comes down from the mountain and advances to the river.
Nescimus utrum hoc agmen ad castra redeat an ad urbem festinet.
We do not know whether this column is returning to the camp or hurrying to the city.
Dux, sole iam occidente, ad castra redit et milites laudat.
As the sun is now setting, the general returns to the camp and praises the soldiers.
Antequam legio procedat, dux paucos milites ad hostes explorandos mittit.
Before the legion advances, the general sends a few soldiers to scout the enemy.
Puer timidus ad matrem currit, quia apud eam praesidium invenit.
The timid boy runs to his mother, because he finds protection with her.
Si praeco nomen candidatae iterum recitabit, plures cives ad tribunal propius accedent.
If the herald recites the female candidate’s name again, more citizens will come nearer to the tribunal.
Discipuli ad forum veniunt, oratorem visuri.
The students come to the forum, about to see the orator.
Multi cives hodie ad forum veniunt ut suffragium ferant.
Many citizens come to the forum today to cast a vote.
Cum hospes ad ostium accedit, servus statim aperit.
When the guest comes to the door, the servant opens it at once.
Alter ad forum ambulat, alter domi manet.
One walks to the forum, the other stays at home.
Mater respondit se illum statim agnoscere, quia idem vir antea ad villam venerat.
Mother replied that she recognized him at once, because the same man had come to the house before.
Post lectionem magistra puellas ad ripam ducit, ubi parva navicula prope pontem ligata est.
After the lesson the teacher leads the girls to the riverbank, where a small boat is tied near the bridge.
Cum senatores inter se disputarent, tribunus suadebat ut ad bonum commune potius quam ad commodum privatum spectarent.
When the senators were debating among themselves, the tribune was advising them to look to the common good rather than private advantage.
Multi cives ad contionem veniunt, quia oratorem clara voce loquentem audire volunt.
Many citizens come to the assembly because they want to hear the speaker speaking in a clear voice.
Discipuli codices suos secum ad scholam ferunt.
The students bring their own books with them to school.
Hospes ad ostium appropinquat, et servus statim aperit.
The guest approaches the door, and the servant opens it at once.
Cum ventus subito crescit, nauta naviculam ad ripam ligat.
When the wind suddenly grows stronger, the sailor ties the boat to the riverbank.
Si ad forum pervenire vis, hic pons tibi transeundus est.
If you want to reach the forum, you must cross this bridge.
Nunc mater rogat utrum per pontem an per vadum ad agrum aviae eamus.
Now mother asks whether we should go to grandmother’s field by the bridge or through the ford.
Portitor ad ripam venit et dicit ratem paratam esse.
The ferryman comes to the bank and says that the raft is ready.
Remex in rate sedet et funem solvit, dum portitor pueros monet ne ad alveum propius accedant.
The rower sits on the raft and loosens the rope, while the ferryman warns the children not to come nearer to the channel.
Semita angusta ad limitem agri ducit; alter limes ad veterem pontem descendit.
A narrow path leads to the boundary of the field; another boundary-path goes down to the old bridge.
Postquam ratis ad alteram ripam pervenit, mater dicit melius fuisse portitore prudente uti quam per vadum ire.
After the raft reached the other bank, mother says that it was better to use a prudent ferryman than to go through the ford.
Deinde magistra rogat quae via commodior sit, semita ad vadum an limes ad pontem.
Then the teacher asks which road is more convenient, the path to the ford or the boundary-road to the bridge.
Mater et pater inter se dissentiunt utrum puella domi maneat an ad scholam veniat.
Mother and father disagree with each other whether the girl should stay at home or come to school.
Via angusta ad forum ducit.
The narrow road leads to the forum.
Puer per limitem ad agrum ambulat.
The boy walks along the boundary-path to the field.
Portitor ratem per alveum ad alteram ripam agit.
The ferryman guides the raft through the channel to the other bank.
Haec via utilior est quam illa, quia ad forum ducit.
This road is more useful than that one, because it leads to the forum.
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