Usages of veritas
Mater filiam vocat et dicit: "Veni huc, quaeso, et mihi veritatem dic."
Mother calls her daughter and says: "Come here, please, and tell me the truth."
Mater addit: "Noli mendacium dicere, sed veritatem iterum dic."
Mother adds: "Do not tell a lie, but tell the truth again."
In silentio noctis filia in mente sua dicit: "Veritas matrem laetam facit, mendacium autem matrem tristem facit; iterum veritatem dicam."
In the silence of the night the daughter says in her mind: "Truth makes mother happy, but a lie makes mother sad; again I will tell the truth."
Puer mihi veritatem dicit.
The boy tells me the truth.
Cum magister tacet, discipuli veritatem facilius audiunt.
When the teacher is silent, the students hear the truth more easily.
Ego mendacio non credo, sed veritati credo.
I do not believe a lie, but I believe the truth.
Subito puer clamat et matri veritatem dicit.
Suddenly the boy shouts and tells his mother the truth.
Ego certus sum te veritatem dixisse.
I am sure that you told the truth.
Mercator autem se defendere vult et dicit se veritatem semper dicere.
The merchant, however, wants to defend himself and says that he always tells the truth.
Discipula scribit in tabula: “Veritas semper vincit, quamquam mendacium saepe latet.”
The female student writes on the board: “Truth always wins, although a lie often lies hidden.”
Magister dicit: “Si veritatem dicitis, gaudium vincet; si mendacium dicitis, timor latet in mente.”
The teacher says: “If you tell the truth, joy will win; if you tell a lie, fear lies hidden in the mind.”
Nos in bibliotheca tacemus, ut veritatem facilius audire possimus.
We are silent in the library, so that we can hear the truth more easily.
Discipulus veritatem dicere cupit, sed timet.
The student wants to tell the truth, but he is afraid.
Iudex mercatori dicit: “Noli mendacium dicere; veritatem dic.”
The judge says to the merchant: “Do not tell a lie; tell the truth.”
Puer paene veritatem dicit, sed timet.
The boy almost tells the truth, but he is afraid.
Accipe hoc consilium et veritatem semper dic.
Accept this advice and always tell the truth.
Avus dicit cor bonum veritatem amare.
Grandfather says that a good heart loves the truth.
Mater valde gaudet, quia filia veritatem dicit.
Mother rejoices greatly, because her daughter tells the truth.
Mater paulum tacet, deinde veritatem dicit.
Mother is silent for a little while, then tells the truth.
Avus dicit doctrinam sine veritate minus utilem esse.
Grandfather says that teaching without truth is less useful.
Avus dicit animum bonum veritatem amare.
Grandfather says that a good spirit loves the truth.
Mater filiam hortatur ne ante iudicium veritatem timeat.
Mother encourages her daughter not to fear the truth before the trial.
Iudex putat octo dies furi in carcere satis esse, si veritatem tandem dicat.
The judge thinks that eight days in prison are enough for the thief, if he finally tells the truth.
Hoc negotium grave est, sed iudex veritatem scit.
This matter is serious, but the judge knows the truth.
Servus dominum timet, sed veritatem tandem dicit.
The slave fears the master, but at last tells the truth.
Si sapiens es, veritatem dicere debes.
If you are wise, you must tell the truth.
Soror fratri persuadet ut veritatem sine timore dicat.
The sister persuades her brother to tell the truth without fear.
Magistra Luciae ignoscere vult, quia puella tandem veritatem dixit.
The teacher wants to forgive Lucia, because the girl finally told the truth.
Qui veritatem dicit, amicitiam servat.
Whoever tells the truth preserves friendship.
Magistra veritati favet et discipulis rationem clare explicat.
The teacher favors the truth and explains the reason clearly to the students.
Puer fatetur se veritatem celare et matrem paene fallere voluisse.
The boy admits that he wanted to hide the truth and almost deceive his mother.
Magistra non dubitat quin Lucia veritatem dixerit et nihil celaverit.
The teacher does not doubt that Lucia told the truth and hid nothing.
Puer, veritatem dicere conatus, tandem matri fatetur se nummos cepisse.
The boy, having tried to tell the truth, finally confesses to his mother that he took the coins.
Mater dicit se magis confidere filiae quam filio, quia illa veritatem sine mora fatetur.
Mother says that she trusts her daughter more than her son, because she confesses the truth without delay.
Utinam frater meus minus timeat et veritatem aperte dicat.
If only my brother were less afraid and would speak the truth openly.
Homo veritatem amat.
A human being loves the truth.
Mater existimat puellam veritatem dicere.
Mother thinks that the girl is telling the truth.
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