se

himself

Usages of se

• Servus dicit se opus novum hodie incipere.: The servant says that he is beginning a new task today.
• Puer clavem invenit et matri dicit se eam in via invenisse.: The boy finds the key and tells his mother that he found it in the street.
• Vir mercatorem accusat, sed mercator se defendit.: A man accuses the merchant, but the merchant defends himself.
• 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.
• Discipulus dicit se librum veterem in bibliotheca relinquere velle.: The student says that he wants to leave an old book in the library.
• Puer dicit se sororem laedere non velle, sed tantum ludere.: The boy says that he does not want to harm his sister, but only to play.
• Puer dicit se sitim sentire et lac bibere velle.: The boy says that he feels thirst and wants to drink milk.
• Caupo respondet se pretium minuere non posse, quia amphora vini iam vacua est.: The innkeeper answers that he cannot lower the price, because the jar of wine is already empty.
• Puer quoque se audacem esse dicit, sed mater ridet.: The boy also says that he is bold, but mother laughs.
• Maritus dicit se annulum uxori tradere velle.: The husband says that he wants to hand the ring to his wife.

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