se

herself

Usages of se

• Discipula dicit se hoc consilium accipere causa bonae disciplinae.: The female student says that she accepts this advice for the sake of good discipline.
• Nuntius dicit se verum dixisse.: The messenger says that he told the truth.
• Femina testis dicit se mercatorem in taberna vidisse.: A woman witness says that she saw the merchant in the shop.
• Discipula aperte dicit se mendacio non credere et testem audire velle.: The female student openly says that she does not believe a lie and wants to hear the witness.
• Puer in carru sedet, et mater dicit se ad villam aviae ire.: The boy sits in the cart, and mother says that she is going to grandmother’s villa.
• Discipula respondet se tandem intellegere et libenter discere.: The female student answers that she finally understands and gladly learns.
• Serva sportam in officina ponit et dicit se postea donum capere velle.: The female servant puts a basket in the workshop and says that she wants to take the gift later.
• Puella dicit se culpam habere, et magistra ei poenam parvam dat.: The girl says that she is at fault, and the teacher gives her a small punishment.
• Avia ridet et dicit se paucos dentes habere, sed adhuc panem edere posse.: Grandmother laughs and says that she has few teeth, but can still eat bread.
• Uxor promittit se cras ad mercatum venturam esse.: The wife promises that she will come to the market tomorrow.
• Discipula negat se stilum in mensa reliquisse et dicit fratrem eum cepisse.: The female student denies that she left the stylus on the table and says that her brother took it.
• Uxor dicit se per vicum sinistrum non ituram esse, sed per vicum dextrum.: The wife says that she will not go by the left street, but by the right street.
• Mater dicit se panem et olivas empturam esse.: Mother says that she is going to buy bread and olives.
• Mater dicit se ad forum ituram esse.: Mother says that she is going to go to the forum.
• Mater respondet se paucos nummos habere, sed argentum mox mutare velle.: Mother answers that she has few coins, but wants to change the money soon.
• Puella aliquid dulce emere cupit, sed ipsa dicit se reliquos nummos servare debere.: The girl wants to buy something sweet, but she herself says that she ought to save the remaining coins.
• Postea mater domi codicem aperit, titulum legit, et dicit se nihil clarius vidisse.: Afterward mother opens the book at home, reads the title, and says that she has seen nothing clearer.
• Puella litteras matris iterum legit et dicit se unam litteram nondum intellegere.: The girl reads her mother’s letter again and says that she does not yet understand one letter.
• Regina pueris ridentibus respondet se risum eorum amare.: The queen answers the laughing boys that she likes their laughter.
• Regina dicit se sacerdotem et vicinas quoque invitare, quia omnes laetas videre vult.: The queen says that she is inviting the priestess and the female neighbors too, because she wants to see everyone happy.
• Mater promittit se post paucos menses aliud convivium celebraturam esse, si pax manserit.: Mother promises that after a few months she will celebrate another feast, if peace has remained.
• Puer vile poculum capit, sed soror dicit se pulchrius recipere velle.: The boy takes the cheap cup, but his sister says that she wants to receive a more beautiful one.
• Mater promittit se vicinas quoque invitaturam esse.: Mother promises that she will invite the female neighbors too.
• Discipula scribit se apud aviam didicisse quomodo ramum fractum tollere et radices servare debeat.: The female student writes that she has learned at grandmother’s house how she ought to remove a broken branch and preserve the roots.
• Serva respondet se pulvere et luto iam fessam esse, sed ad verrendum paratam manere.: The female servant answers that she is already tired from dust and mud, but remains ready for sweeping.
• Mater dicit se odorem fumi sentire et dubitat num coquus iam ignem paraverit.: Mother says that she smells smoke and doubts whether the cook has already prepared the fire.
• Mater dicit se etiam canem curare debere, quia aliquid e mensa auferre solet.: Mother says that she must also take care of the dog, because it usually carries something off from the table.
• Puella sine mora dicit se nihil tulisse et fratrem iocum facere solere.: The girl says without delay that she took nothing and that her brother usually plays jokes.
• Mater dicit se, antequam ad macellum eat, semper nummos numerare.: Mother says that before she goes to the market, she always counts the coins.
• Avia ridens dicit se ad idem pistrinum cras redituram esse, si pistor aliam placentam servaverit.: Grandmother, laughing, says that she will return to the same bakery tomorrow, if the baker has kept another cake.
• Puella dicit se codicem suum in schola reliquisse.: The girl says that she left her own book at school.
• Mater dicit se negotium breve in foro habituram esse, sed mox domum redituram esse.: Mother says that she will have a short errand in the forum, but that she will soon return home.
• Testis iurat se verum dicere.: The witness swears that she is telling the truth.
• In foro femina pallium novum emit et dicit se eo in die festo cum toga alba usuram esse.: In the forum the woman buys a new cloak and says that she will use it on the festival day with a white toga.
• Puella dicit se hoc beneficium memoria semper servaturam esse.: The girl says that she will always keep this kindness in her memory.
• Ubi sorori meae in foro occurri, illa mihi dixit se domum festinare.: When I met my sister in the forum, she told me that she was hurrying home.
• Avia dicit se tunicam laceram celeriter consuere et bene sarcire posse.: Grandmother says that she can sew and mend the torn tunic quickly and well.
• Discipula respondet se mendacium dicere recusare, quamquam timet.: The student answers that she refuses to tell a lie, although she is afraid.
• Mater dicit se magis confidere filiae quam filio, quia illa veritatem sine mora fatetur.: Mother says that she trusts her daughter more than her son, because she confesses the truth without delay.
• Nuper avia dixit puellas saepius apud se manere, fratres autem rarius venire, quia procul habitant.: Recently grandmother said that the girls stay with her more often, but the brothers come more rarely, because they live far away.
• Artifex dicit aurum purum esse et se id hodie vendere velle.: The craftsperson says that the gold is pure and that she wants to sell it today.
• Soror dicit armillam argenteam se emere non velle, sed monile aureum malle.: The sister says that she does not want to buy a silver bracelet, but prefers a golden necklace.
• Eadem artifex puellae dicit se alia ornamenta quoque in taberna habere.: The same craftswoman tells the girl that she also has other pieces of jewelry in the shop.
• Rea veniam petit et dicit se iam mendacii paenitere.: The female accused asks for pardon and says that she already regrets the lie.
• Puella dicit monile aureum pretiosum esse, sed se id emere non posse.: The girl says that the gold necklace is precious, but that she cannot buy it.
• Mater dicit se filiis adesse, sive laeti sint sive tristes.: Mother says that she is there for her sons, whether they are happy or sad.
• Serva dicit se mappam sub pulvino reliquisse, cum infans ibi luderet.: The maid says that she left the napkin under the pillow while the baby was playing there.
• Denique hospes dicit cubile bene paratum esse, stragulum calidum esse, et se apud hanc familiam semper libenter manere.: At last the guest says that the bed is well prepared, that the blanket is warm, and that she always gladly stays with this family.
• Postridie matertera promittit se nepti parvum donum daturam esse, dummodo illa matri auxilium ferat.: The next day the maternal aunt promises that she will give her niece a small gift, provided that the girl brings help to her mother.
• Mater respondet se palla veteri adhuc uti posse, sed soleas novas emendas esse.: Mother answers that she can still use the old cloak, but that new sandals must be bought.
• Filia respondet se in prora stetisse, matrem in puppi sedisse, et nodum firmum facere didicisse.: The daughter answers that she stood at the prow, that her mother sat at the stern, and that she learned to make a firm knot.
• Mater filiae dicit se malle in bibliotheca sedere et commentarium legere quam in contione diu stare.: Mother tells her daughter that she prefers to sit in the library and read a notebook rather than stand a long time in an assembly.
• Magistra dicit se verba difficilia iterum interpretari velle.: The teacher says that she wants to explain the difficult words again.
• Sagitta e arcu volat, sed puella dicit se hastam graviorem esse putare quam telum leve.: An arrow flies from the bow, but the girl says that she thinks a spear is heavier than a light weapon.
• Regina dicit se imperium non cupiditate, sed pacis causa suscipere.: The queen says that she takes power not out of desire, but for the sake of peace.
• Avia dicebat se, hostibus procul visis, numquam fugam statim bonam putare, sed semper praesidium et pacem quaerere.: Grandmother used to say that, when enemies had been seen far away, she never thought immediate flight was good, but always sought protection and peace.
• Magistra respondet se idem consilium iam proposuisse, sed discipulos antea paratos non fuisse.: The teacher replies that she had already proposed the same plan, but that the students had not been ready before.
• Discipula dicit se antea numquam in contione oratorem audivisse.: The female student says that she has never heard an orator in an assembly before.
• Mater respondit se illum statim agnoscere, quia idem vir antea ad villam venerat.: Mother replied that she recognized him at once, because the same man had come to the house before.
• Nobilis femina respondit se humilium vocem agnoscere et eorum consilio non minus quam suo credere.: The noble woman replied that she recognizes the voice of humble people and trusts their advice no less than her own.
• Magistra dicit se arbitrari senatorem meliorem esse, si opinionem civium et mandata legis simul audiat.: The teacher says that she thinks a senator is better if he listens both to the opinion of the citizens and to the commands of the law.
• Lucia autem censet se illo die et de hereditate et de alveo fluminis multa didicisse.: Lucia, however, thinks that on that day she learned many things both about inheritance and about the river channel.

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