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 tired 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.
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