emere

to buy

Usages of emere

• Mater pecuniam numerat et piscem emere vult.: Mother counts the money and wants to buy fish.
• Cotidie prima hora mater ad forum ambulat et panem emit.: Every day at the first hour mother walks to the forum and buys bread.
• In mercatu panem, caseum, et olivas emit, et sporta eius plena est.: In the market she buys bread, cheese, and olives, and her basket is full.
• In taberna proxima mercator panem emit.: In the nearest shop the merchant buys bread.
• Mater olivas in foro emit.: Mother buys olives in the forum.
• In foro mater nihil emit, quia non satis argenti in crumena habet.: In the forum mother buys nothing, because she does not have enough money in her purse.
• Si nihil in crumena est, a mercatore nihil emere possumus.: If there is nothing in the purse, we can buy nothing from the merchant.
• Puella aliquid dulce emere cupit, sed ipsa dicit se reliquos nummos servare debere.: The girl wants to buy something sweet, but she herself says that she ought to save the remaining coins.
• Mater nec panem nec caseum emit.: Mother buys neither bread nor cheese.
• Mater flores et coronas emit, ut atrium et aram ornet.: Mother buys flowers and garlands so that she may decorate the atrium and the altar.
• In foro multa pocula vilia sunt, sed haec pocula mater emere non vult.: In the forum many cups are cheap, but mother does not want to buy these cups.
• Mater in foro nihil emit, quia panem nimium constare dicit.: Mother buys nothing in the forum, because she says that bread costs too much.
• Mater in foro panem emit; tum domum redit.: Mother buys bread in the forum; then she returns home.
• Mater ad pistrinum ambulat et a pistore panem recentem emit.: Mother walks to the bakery and buys fresh bread from the baker.
• Mater unam cepam et paulum allii emit.: Mother buys one onion and a little garlic.
• Nisi panis recens est, avia eum emere non vult.: Unless the bread is fresh, grandmother does not want to buy it.
• Mater ad pistrinum venit et panem recentem emit.: Mother comes to the bakery and buys fresh bread.
• Agricolae vetus iugum est, sed novum lorum emere vult, quia aratrum grave est.: The farmer has an old yoke, but he wants to buy a new strap, because the plough is heavy.
• Taberna contra bibliothecam stat, et discipula ibi chartam novam emere vult.: The shop stands opposite the library, and the student wants to buy new paper there.
• Pistrinum contra macellum stat, et mater ibi panem recentem emit.: The bakery stands opposite the market, and mother buys fresh bread there.
• Mane mater cogitat quid in foro emere velit.: In the morning mother thinks about what she wants to buy in the forum.
• In foro femina pallium novum emit et dicit se eo in die festo cum toga alba usuram esse.: In the forum the woman buys a new cloak and says that she will use it on the festival day with a white toga.
• Femina pauper in foro nihil emit, quia non satis argenti in crumena habet.: The poor woman buys nothing in the forum, because she does not have enough money in her purse.
• Pauper, quae nihil in crumena habet, panem emere non potest.: The poor woman, who has nothing in her purse, cannot buy bread.
• Magistra nuper membranam longam emit, quia veteres membranae incommodae erant.: The teacher recently bought a long parchment, because the old parchments were inconvenient.
• Soror dicit armillam argenteam se emere non velle, sed monile aureum malle.: The sister says that she does not want to buy a silver bracelet, but prefers a golden necklace.
• Si mater margaritas et gemmas non emerit, artifex tamen fibulam nitidam ei servabit.: If mother does not buy the pearls and gems, the craftswoman will nevertheless keep the shining brooch for her.
• Puella dicit monile aureum pretiosum esse, sed se id emere non posse.: The girl says that the gold necklace is precious, but that she cannot buy it.
• Quamquam armarium plenum est, domina aliud vestimentum emere vult.: Although the cupboard is full, the mistress wants to buy another garment.
• Pictura quam filia emit non tam magna est quam illa imago reginae, sed mater eam magis amat.: The painting that the daughter buys is not as large as that image of the queen, but mother likes it more.
• Mater culcitam novam emit, quia vetus nimis dura erat.: Mother buys a new mattress, because the old one was too hard.

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