Usages of aperire
Puella mane fenestram domi aperit.
In the morning the girl opens the window at home.
Puella matrem rogat: "Quando fenestram aperies, et ubi avia cantabit?"
The girl asks mother: "When will you open the window, and where will grandmother sing?"
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."
Servus ianuam aperit, et dominus hospitem salutat.
The servant opens the door, and the master greets the guest.
Pater dicit filio: "Aperi ianuam, quaeso, et deinde in lecto sede."
Father says to his son: "Open the door, please, and then sit on the bed."
Cum ianitor nomen viatoris audivisset, portam aperuit et eum intrare iussit.
When the doorkeeper had heard the traveler’s name, he opened the gate and ordered him to enter.
Domina sacculum tabellarii aperit et medicamentum invenit.
The mistress opens the letter-carrier’s bag and finds medicine.
Idem ianitor portam aperit et viatorem intrare iubet.
The same doorkeeper opens the gate and orders the traveler to enter.
Puer clavem tenet et ianuam aperit.
The boy holds the key and opens the door.
Ianua a serva aperitur, et hospes in atrium ducitur.
The door is opened by the female servant, and the guest is led into the atrium.
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