manus

the hand

Usages of manus

• Puer manus et pedes lavat, et mater caput eius spectat.: The boy washes his hands and feet, and mother looks at his head.
• Puella caput fratris lavare non vult, sed manus suas lavat.: The girl does not want to wash her brother's head, but she washes her own hands.
• Postquam domina fabulam narravit, pueri in lectis dormiunt et manus quietae sunt.: After the lady has told the story, the boys sleep in their beds and their hands are at rest.
• Mihi hodie una pagina scribenda est, sed manus iam fessa est.: Today one page must be written by me, but my hand is already tired.
• Mater puerum monet ut manus sordidas ante ientaculum lavet.: Mother warns the boy to wash his dirty hands before breakfast.
• Ego autem puto difficillimum esse verbum novum sine mendo describere, cum manus et mens satis quietae non sunt.: I, however, think that it is most difficult to copy a new word without a mistake, when the hand and mind are not calm enough.
• Antequam ad mensam sedeamus, mater dicit manus lavandas esse.: Before we sit at the table, mother says that hands must be washed.
• Ante cenam manus lavandae sunt.: Before dinner, hands must be washed.
• Agnus, quem soror in manibus tenet, iam non balat.: The lamb, which the sister holds in her hands, no longer bleats.
• Puella unum granum in manu tenet et rogat cur tam parvum sit.: The girl holds one grain in her hand and asks why it is so small.
• Hodie Lucia saepius respondet, sed alia discipula rarius manum levat.: Today Lucia answers more often, but another female student raises her hand more rarely.
• Discipulus manum levat, quia responsum scit.: The student raises his hand, because he knows the answer.
• Serva aquam calidam in pelvim fundit et sapone parvo manus lavat; situlam prope ianuam relinquit.: The maid pours warm water into the basin and washes her hands with a little soap; she leaves the bucket near the door.
• Mater aquam calidam in pelvim fundit, ut infans manus lavet.: Mother pours warm water into the basin, so that the baby may wash his hands.
• Puer sapone manus lavat.: The boy washes his hands with soap.
• Lucia manum firmam habet, itaque litteras clare scribit.: Lucia has a steady hand, and so she writes letters clearly.
• Puer matris manum capit, quia tonitrum audit.: The boy grasps his mother’s hand because he hears thunder.
• Mater infantem in manibus habet.: Mother holds the baby in her hands.

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