Usages of difficilis
Magistra dicit: "Hic liber facilis est, ille liber difficilis; tamen vos potestis multum discere."
The (female) teacher says: "This book is easy, that book is difficult; nevertheless you can learn a lot."
Discipulus domi manet ut verba difficilia iterum discat et postea facilius scribat.
The student stays at home so that he may learn the difficult words again and later write more easily.
Discipuli diu in bibliotheca manent, quia discere volunt etiam ea quae difficilia sunt, non solum quae facilia sunt.
The students stay in the library for a long time, because they want to learn even the things that are difficult, not only the things that are easy.
Quaestio difficilis est, sed responsum pueri verum est.
The question is difficult, but the boy’s answer is true.
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.
Mercator respondet oleum quoque carum constare, quia annus difficilis fuit.
The merchant answers that oil too costs a lot, because the year was difficult.
Discipuli exercitium difficile suscipiunt, quia magistra dicit eos paratos esse.
The students undertake a difficult exercise, because the teacher says that they are ready.
Scribendo in commentario et verba difficilia in margine ponendo, Lucia verba nova memoria tenet.
By writing in her notebook and placing difficult words in the margin, Lucia keeps the new words in memory.
Magistra ipsa verba difficilia interpretatur et discipulos monet ut in margine signa parva ponant.
The teacher herself explains the difficult words and warns the students to put small marks in the margin.
Legendo orationem consulis et interpretando verba eius, discipuli discunt quam difficilis ars bene dicendi sit.
By reading the consul’s speech and interpreting his words, the students learn how difficult the skill of speaking well is.
Magistra dicit se verba difficilia iterum interpretari velle.
The teacher says that she wants to explain the difficult words again.
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