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Learn Hardcore Latin: facere - to do

Hardcore Latin
/Lesson 6
/facere

facere

Word

facere

Meaning

to do

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Usages of facere

Mater rogat filiam: "Quid nunc facis in cubiculo?"

Mother asks her daughter: "What are you doing now in the bedroom?"

Puer fessus matrem rogat: "Quid hodie in horto facere possumus, si avia non cantat?"

The tired boy asks mother: "What can we do in the garden today, if grandmother does not sing?"

Pater hodie occupatus est, sed puella opus domi facit.

Father is busy today, but the girl does the work at home.

Bona discipula praemium accipit, quia officium suum bene facit.

A good female student receives a reward, because she does her duty well.

Non poena, sed praemium pueros saepe laetos facit, et pueri officium suum melius faciunt.

Not punishment but reward often makes the boys happy, and the boys do their duty better.

Si discipula officium non facit, culpa eius clara est; si bene laborat, praemium accipit.

If a female student does not do her duty, her fault is clear; if she works well, she receives a reward.

Ante cenam puella breve exercitium scribendi facit, et mater ei verba nova explicat.

Before dinner the girl does a short writing exercise, and mother explains the new words to her.

Mater servae parvum donum mittit, quia illa beneficium fecit, et serva magnas gratias agit.

Mother sends the maid a small gift because she did a favor, and the maid gives great thanks.

Amica puellae beneficium facit, et puella ei magnas gratias agit.

The girl's friend does her a favor, and the girl gives her great thanks.

Pudor sine metu melior est, quia hominem monet ut recte faciat etiam sine poena.

A sense of shame without fear is better, because it warns a person to do what is right even without punishment.

Qui veritatem dicit, recte facit.

Whoever tells the truth does right.

Si culcita satis mollis non est, quid faciamus?

If the mattress is not soft enough, what should we do?

Pater nescit quid faciat, quia infans flere incipit et mater abest.

Father does not know what to do, because the baby begins to cry and mother is away.

Quamquam tribunus magnam potestatem habet, dicit se sine auctoritate senatus nihil facere velle.

Although the tribune has great power, he says that he wants to do nothing without the authority of the senate.

Qui malum facit, amicitiam laedit.

Whoever does evil harms friendship.

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