Usages of magistra
Magistra discipulae narrat: “Tempus est bonum.”
(The female teacher tells the female student: “Time is good.”)
Hodie magistra in schola discipulos docet.
Today the (female) teacher teaches the students in the school.
Dum magistra docet, schola quieta manet.
While the teacher teaches, the school remains quiet.
Post scholam discipuli domum venerunt, et magistra matri tuae nuntium misit.
After school the students came home, and the female teacher sent a message to your mother.
Magistra dicit: “Sine libris bonis bene vivere non possumus.”
The teacher says: “Without good books we cannot live well.”
Magistra dicit: "Nolite clamare, sed tacete et silentium amate!"
The (female) teacher says: "Do not shout, but be silent and love the silence!"
Magistra fabulae verbum novum addit.
The (female) teacher adds a new word to the story.
Cum magistra in schola docet, discipuli tacent.
When the (female) teacher teaches in the school, the students are silent.
Magistra dicit: "Hic liber facilis est, ille liber difficilis; tamen vos potestis multum discere."
The (female) teacher says: "This book is easy, that book is difficult; nevertheless you can learn a lot."
Magistra putat discipulos in bibliotheca sedere et tacere.
The female teacher thinks that the students are sitting in the library and keeping silent.
Discipuli credunt magistram verum dixisse, et eam libenter audiunt.
The students believe that the teacher has spoken the truth, and they gladly listen to her.
Non sum certus discipulos paratos esse, sed magistra dicit eos paratos esse.
I am not sure that the students are ready, but the teacher says that they are ready.
Magistra dicit discipulas paratas esse et pacem servare velle, quamquam opus grave est.
The teacher says that the female students are ready and want to preserve peace, although the task is serious.
Magistra dicit disciplinam in schola utilem esse.
The teacher says that discipline is useful in the school.
Corpore loto, magistra prandium parvum in villa sumit.
With her body washed, the teacher has a small lunch in the villa.
Discipulus respondet: “Cum magistra nos doceret, clamor in via minuebatur.”
A student answers: “While the teacher was teaching us, the noise in the street was decreasing.”
Magistra dicit bonos discipulos magistris parere oportere.
The teacher says that good students ought to obey their teachers.
Magistra eum tacere iubet.
The teacher orders him to be silent.
Magistra discipulos cras venire iubet.
The teacher orders the students to come tomorrow.
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