Usages of prope
Nuntius prope ignem sedet et “Possumus multum laborare!” clamat.
The messenger sits near the fire and shouts: “We can work a lot!”
Templum altum prope oppidum stat, et nuntius orat ibi.
(The tall temple stands near the town, and the messenger prays there.)
Nocte obscura avia prope lucernam sedet et cantat.
On a dark night the grandmother sits near the lamp and sings.
In cubiculo parvo lectus est, et prope fenestram sella stat.
In the small bedroom there is a bed, and near the window a chair stands.
Prope scholam parva bibliotheca est, ubi discipuli post scholam libros legere amant.
Near the school there is a small library, where the students like to read books after school.
Puer dicit: "Hic hortus parvus est, ille autem hortus prope flumen magnus et pulcher est."
The boy says: "This garden is small, but that garden near the river is large and beautiful."
In illo loco prope portam puella sedet et epistulam iterum legit.
In that place near the gate the girl sits and reads the letter again.
Subito nuntius venit et dicit certum esse hostes prope urbem manere.
Suddenly a messenger comes and says that it is certain that enemies are staying near the city.
Hic locus prope pontem tutus est.
This place near the bridge is safe.
Puer canem prope murum videt, et puella tectum altum spectat.
The boy sees a dog near the wall, and the girl looks at the high roof.
Avia per scalas lente ambulat, et puer prope gradus eam exspectat.
Grandmother walks slowly on the stairs, and the boy waits for her near the steps.
Puella in arena ludit, et frater eius prope litus ambulat.
The girl plays on the sand, and her brother walks near the shore.
Mons altus prope vallem stat.
A high mountain stands near the valley.
In arena frigida sedere nolo, sed in umbra prope litus libenter maneo.
I do not want to sit on cold sand, but I gladly stay in the shade near the shore.
Puer nasum lavat et bracchium suum prope ignem tenet.
The boy washes his nose and holds his arm near the fire.
Prope focum coquus stat, nam focus totam culinam calidam facit.
The cook stands near the hearth, for the hearth makes the whole kitchen warm.
Mater dicit initium itineris facile esse, sed partem viae prope finem saepe gravem fieri.
Mother says that the beginning of the journey is easy, but that the part of the road near the end often becomes difficult.
Discipuli gaudent, cum finis horae venit et initium prandii iam prope est.
The students rejoice when the end of the hour comes and the beginning of lunch is already near.
In atrio imago regis prope ianuam est, et omnes venientes eam spectant.
In the atrium an image of the king is near the door, and all who come in look at it.
Hortulana terram prope vineam fodit, ut semina crescant.
The female gardener digs the ground near the vineyard so that the seeds may grow.
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.
Prope villam fumus lente surgit, sed flamma adhuc parva est.
Near the house smoke rises slowly, but the flame is still small.
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.
Parvus agnus prope ovem stat et balare incipit.
A little lamb stands near the sheep and begins to bleat.
Stabulum, ex quo bos mane exit, prope viam est.
The stable, from which the ox goes out in the morning, is near the road.
Pratum, in quo vaccae pascuntur, prope lacum et paludem est.
The meadow, in which the cows graze, is near the lake and the marsh.
Dum anates in lacu natant, gallus prope mensam ambulat et panem quaerit.
While the ducks are swimming in the lake, the rooster walks near the table and looks for bread.
Bos prope portam ligatus exire non potest.
The ox, tied near the gate, cannot go out.
Vaccae in prato pascuntur, dum vitulus prope arborem stat.
The cows graze in the meadow while the calf stands near the tree.
Seges in illo agro bona est, et tres pulli prope gallinam currunt.
The crop in that field is good, and three chicks run near the hen.
In foro mulier negotium breve habet, sed fur prope mensam quiete stat.
In the forum the woman has a brief errand, but a thief stands quietly near the table.
Mane nebula tam magna erat ut mons prope villam non videretur.
In the morning the mist was so great that the mountain near the house could not be seen.
Serva aquam calidam in pelvim fundit et sapone parvo manus lavat; situlam prope ianuam relinquit.
The maid pours warm water into the basin and washes her hands with a little soap; she leaves the bucket near the door.
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.
Accidit autem ut parvum lumen in villa prope viam videret; ita ad ianuam accessit et auxilium petivit.
But it happened that he saw a small light in a house near the road; so he approached the door and asked for help.
Servus mulam prope stabulum ligat, ne in viam exeat.
The servant ties up the mule near the stable, so that it may not go out into the road.
Hodie magistra discipulos et discipulas ad nemus prope villam ducit.
Today the teacher leads the male and female students to a grove near the house.
Prope fenestram musca molesta sedet, sed passer parvus eam celeriter capit.
Near the window an annoying fly sits, but a small sparrow quickly catches it.
In palude rana viridis sedet, et lacerta prope saxum quieta iacet.
In the marsh a green frog sits, and a lizard lies quietly near a rock.
Nocte in silva lupi ululare dicuntur, sed hodie nullus lupus prope villam visus est.
At night wolves are said to howl in the forest, but today no wolf was seen near the house.
Vespere vulpes callida prope hortum currit et gallinas spectat.
In the evening a clever fox runs near the garden and looks at the hens.
Prope speluncam cautius ambulatur, quia serpentes ibi interdum sibilare possunt.
Near the cave people walk more carefully, because snakes there can sometimes hiss.
Hortulana alvearium prope vineam ponit, ut apes ibi mel servent.
The gardener places a beehive near the vineyard, so that the bees may keep honey there.
Vulpes silvestris prope gallinas venire solet.
A wild fox usually comes near the hens.
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