Usages of ostendere
Postquam epistulam legit, puer eam tollit et sorori ostendit.
After the boy reads the letter, he picks it up and shows it to his sister.
Puella matri epistulam ostendit.
The girl shows the letter to her mother.
Ea epistulam accipit et matri ostendit.
She receives a letter and shows it to her mother.
Magistra rogat utrum sententia discipulae exemplum bonum ostendat an culpam.
The teacher asks whether the female student’s sentence shows a good example or a fault.
Magistra discipulis aliud exemplum ostendit.
The teacher shows the students another example.
Soror digitum matri ostendit et bracchium lavat.
The sister shows her finger to mother and washes her arm.
Discipula rogat quomodo ad scholam pervenire possit, et magistra ei viam ostendit.
The female student asks how she can reach the school, and the teacher shows her the way.
Magistra discipulis clarissimum exemplum ostendit.
The teacher shows the students a very clear example.
Hortulana pueris ostendit quomodo semina serere et terram lente fodere debeant.
The female gardener shows the boys how they ought to sow seeds and dig the ground slowly.
Si quis ramum vivum frangit, hortulana iram non ostendit, sed causam rogat.
If someone breaks a living branch, the female gardener does not show anger, but asks the reason.
Magister ostendit quid error sit et quomodo discipuli eum corrigere debeant.
The teacher shows what the mistake is and how the students ought to correct it.
Magistra discipulis regulam novam ostendit.
The teacher shows the students a new rule.
Puer nucem capit et matri ostendit.
The boy takes a nut and shows it to his mother.
Magistra exemplum clarum ostendit, ita discipuli facilius discunt.
The teacher shows a clear example, so the students learn more easily.
Cum pater e taberna egressus est, matri panem recentem ostendit.
When father went out of the shop, he showed fresh bread to mother.
Pastor puellis paludem, per quam anates lente natant, ostendit.
The shepherd shows the girls the marsh through which the ducks swim slowly.
Illa magistro epistulam ostendit, quia consilium accipere vult.
She shows the letter to the teacher, because she wants to get advice.
Discipula amicae suae in via occurrit et epistulam ostendit.
The female student meets her friend on the road and shows her a letter.
Magister non tantum exemplum bonum ostendit, sed etiam rationem clare explicat.
The teacher not only shows a good example, but also explains the reason clearly.
Puella in litore concham albam invenit et matri ostendit.
The girl finds a white shell on the shore and shows it to her mother.
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