Usages of lucere
Sol mane in caelo lucet.
In the morning the sun shines in the sky.
Nocte luna et multae stellae lucent.
At night the moon and many stars shine.
Sol, qui mane lucet, discipulum laetum facit.
The sun, which shines in the morning, makes the student happy.
Luna, quae nocte lucet, puellam quietam facit.
The moon, which shines at night, makes the girl calm.
Mater respondet: "Nonne avia in horto cantabit, ubi luna et stellae lucent? Nunc fenestram aperio, ita lucerna clara erit."
Mother answers: "Won’t grandmother sing in the garden, where the moon and stars shine? Now I am opening the window, so the lamp will be bright."
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