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Usages of autem
Mater autem dicit: "Noli ianuam claudere, quia hospes intus manet."
Mother, however, says: "Do not close the door, because the guest is staying inside."
Filius in horto ludit, soror autem in domo legit.
The son plays in the garden, but the sister reads in the house.
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.
Uxor dicit aliquem ante portam stare; maritus autem dicit neminem intrare posse.
The wife says that someone is standing before the gate; the husband, however, says that no one can enter.
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.
Frater autem sero surgit, quia nocte non bene dormivit.
The brother, however, gets up late, because he did not sleep well at night.
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