cum

when

Usages of cum

• Cum puer aegrotus erat, medica cum eo manebat tota hora.: When the boy was sick, the female doctor stayed with him for a whole hour.
• Cum magistra in schola docet, discipuli tacent.: When the (female) teacher teaches in the school, the students are silent.
• Cum magister tacet, discipuli veritatem facilius audiunt.: When the teacher is silent, the students hear the truth more easily.
• Cum ianitor nomen viatoris audivisset, portam aperuit et eum intrare iussit.: When the doorkeeper had heard the traveler’s name, he opened the gate and ordered him to enter.
• Cum tabellarius ad villam veniret, servus eum celeriter in atrium duxit.: When the letter-carrier was coming to the villa, a servant quickly led him into the atrium.
• Cum pluvia desiit, uxor et maritus ad villam redierunt.: When the rain stopped, the wife and the husband returned to the villa.
• Cum aestas venisset, parentes pueros ad litus duxerunt, et pueri in arena diu luserunt.: When summer had come, the parents led the boys to the shore, and the boys played on the sand for a long time.
• Cum calor magnus esset, nos sub umbra arborum sedebamus et aquam bibebamus.: When the heat was great, we were sitting under the shade of the trees and drinking water.
• Cum autumnus venisset, puella per campum ambulavit et multa folia in terra vidit.: When autumn had come, the girl walked through the field and saw many leaves on the ground.
• Cum parentes domum rediissent, mater de monte et valle fabulam narravit.: When the parents had returned home, mother told a story about a mountain and a valley.
• Avus dicit puerum cautum esse debere, cum per scalas descendat.: Grandfather says that the boy ought to be careful when he goes down the stairs.
• Cum ad villam pervenissent, puella et mater negaverunt iter difficile fuisse, quia vicus rectus erat.: When they had reached the house, the girl and her mother denied that the journey had been difficult, because the street was straight.
• Mater puerum monet ut cautus sit, cum viam transeat.: Mother warns the boy to be careful when he crosses the road.
• 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.
• Discipuli gaudent, cum finis horae venit et initium prandii iam prope est.: The students rejoice when the end of the hour comes and the beginning of lunch is already near.
• Cum sacerdos coronam deae obtulerit, omnes quieti stabunt.: When the priestess has offered a garland to the goddess, everyone will stand quietly.
• Cum sol occiderit, convivae in atrio sedebunt et convivium incipient.: When the sun has set, the guests will sit in the atrium and begin the feast.
• Cum convivium finitum erit, puellae mensam ornatam spectabunt et cantabunt.: When the feast has ended, the girls will look at the decorated table and sing.
• Cum omnia munera recepta erunt, mater omnes convivas ad mensam vocabit.: When all the gifts have been received, mother will call all the guests to the table.
• Cum sol occidit, mater lucernam accendit.: When the sun sets, mother lights the lamp.

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