Usages of invenire
Puer in horto clavem quaerit, sed eam non invenit.
The boy looks for a key in the garden, but he does not find it.
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.
Servus linteum invenit et rogat: “Cuius est hoc linteum?”
The servant finds the towel and asks: “Whose towel is this?”
Servus librum in bibliotheca invenit et dominam vocat.
The servant finds a book in the library and calls the mistress.
Domina sacculum tabellarii aperit et medicamentum invenit.
The mistress opens the letter-carrier’s bag and finds medicine.
Servus medicamentum in cubiculo quaerit, sed id non invenit.
The servant looks for the medicine in the bedroom, but he does not find it.
Puella quoque conatur, et tandem annulum sub mensa invenit.
The girl also tries, and finally finds the ring under the table.
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