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.
Mater dicit manus ante cenam sapone recte lavandas esse.
Mother says that hands must be washed properly with soap before dinner.
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