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Usages of ianua
In domo nostra magna ianua et paucae fenestrae sunt.
In our house there is a large door and few windows.
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."
Mater autem dicit: "Noli ianuam claudere, quia hospes intus manet."
Mother, however, says: "Do not close the door, because the guest is staying inside."
Mater ianuam claudit ne infans foris exeat et ut domus tuta sit.
Mother closes the door so that the baby may not go outside and so that the house may be safe.
Servus ante ianuam stat.
The servant stands in front of the door.
Servus epistulam ad ianuam fert, et domina eam laeta accipit.
A servant brings a letter to the door, and the mistress gladly receives it.
Ianua aperta est, et hospes intrat.
The door is open, and the guest enters.
Dominus servum iubet ianuam claudere, ut domus tuta sit.
The master orders the servant to close the door, so that the house may be safe.
Mater statim ianuam claudit.
Mother closes the door at once.
Puer clavem tenet et ianuam aperit.
The boy holds the key and opens the door.
Servus statim ex atrio exit et ianuam claudit.
The servant immediately goes out of the atrium and closes 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.
Aliquis ante ianuam stat et vicinum vocat.
Someone stands before the door and calls the neighbor.
Hiems longa est, et nix ante ianuam manet.
Winter is long, and snow remains before the door.
Hac hieme nix in tecto manet, et servi ianuam saepe claudunt.
In this winter snow remains on the roof, and the servants often close the door.
Dominus servo imperat ut ianuam statim claudat.
The master orders the servant to close the door at once.
Servus hospitem per ianuam in atrium ducit.
The servant leads the guest through the door into the atrium.
Intra domum silentium est, sed extra ianuam pueri rident.
Inside the house there is silence, but outside the door the boys are laughing.
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.
Hospes veniens ianuam apertam videt.
The arriving guest sees the open door.
Deinde familia domum redibit, ubi convivae iam ante ianuam exspectabunt.
Then the family will return home, where the guests will already be waiting before the door.
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