Usages of docere
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.
Heri magister in schola multum docuit, et discipuli eum audiverunt.
Yesterday the (male) teacher taught a lot in the school, and the students listened to him.
Tertia hora discipuli iam fessi sunt, sed magister adhuc docet.
At the third hour the students are already tired, but the teacher is still teaching.
Cum magistra in schola docet, discipuli tacent.
When the (female) teacher teaches in the school, the students are silent.
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.”
Parentes pueros et puellas bonos mores docent.
Parents teach boys and girls good manners.
Magna severitas pueros interdum terret, sed severitas sine ira discipulos docere potest.
Great strictness sometimes frightens boys, but strictness without anger can teach students.
Bona lectio discipulos non solum vocabula nova, sed etiam artem disputandi docet.
A good lesson teaches the students not only new words, but also the skill of discussing.
Magistra docet gravitatem meliorem esse quam levitatem, si de rebus publicis disputamus.
The teacher teaches that seriousness is better than frivolity, if we are discussing public matters.
Quamvis praecepta dura videantur, mater dicit exempla bona filios melius docere quam verba sola.
Although instructions seem harsh, mother says that good examples teach children better than words alone.
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