Usages of ferre
Puella sportam cum pane et aqua fert, ut amicam aegrotam auxilio iuvet.
The girl carries a basket with bread and water, so that she may help her sick friend.
Servus aquam calidam ad cubiculum ferre non potest, quia fessus est.
The servant cannot carry warm water to the bedroom, because he is tired.
Puella linteum in sporta fert et ad thermas festinat.
The girl carries a towel in a basket and hurries to the baths.
Dum serva cibum fert, dominus vinum in pocula fundit et hospites salutat.
While the female servant carries the food, the master pours wine into the cups and greets the guests.
Serva e culina egreditur et aquam ad atrium fert.
The maid goes out of the kitchen and carries water to the atrium.
Magistra discipulos hortatur ut codices secum ferant.
The teacher encourages the students to carry their books with them.
Plaustrum, cuius rota fracta erat, faber hodie reficit ut merces ad forum ferri possint.
The wagon, whose wheel had been broken, the craftsman repairs today so that goods can be carried to the forum.
Serva in vestibulo saccum gravem ponit, sed puella saccum levem ad culinam fert.
The maid puts a heavy sack in the entrance hall, but the girl carries a light sack to the kitchen.
Legatus respondet se mandatum imperatoris cum fide ferre et veritatem celare nolle.
The envoy answers that he is carrying the emperor’s command faithfully and does not want to hide the truth.
Pater quindecim libris utitur ad lectionem parandam, sed filia quindecim tantum chartas secum fert.
Father uses fifteen books to prepare the lesson, but his daughter carries only fifteen sheets of paper with her.
Ratis pueros ad alteram ripam secum fert.
The raft carries the boys with it to the other bank.
Mater viaticum parvum secum fert, quia via longa est.
Mother carries a little provision for the journey with her, because the road is long.
Serva catinum cum pomis et pane ad mensam fert.
The maid carries a bowl with apples and bread to the table.
Puer canistrum plenum fert; in eo catinus parvus et duo mala sunt.
The boy carries a full basket; in it there is a small bowl and two apples.
Canistrum panis plenum est, et serva id ad mensam fert.
The basket is full of bread, and the maid carries it to the table.
Mater infantem intro fert; cum imber desinit, puellae iterum foras exeunt.
Mother carries the baby inside; when the rain stops, the girls go outside again.
Puella peram levem fert, sed arca in atrio gravis est.
The girl carries a light bag, but the chest in the atrium is heavy.
Mater peram secum fert, quia ad forum ambulat.
Mother carries a bag with her, because she is walking to the forum.
Haec pera levis est, itaque puella eam secum ad forum fert.
This bag is light, and so the girl carries it with her to the forum.
Serva catinum cum pomis et pane ad mensam fert.
The maid carries a bowl with apples and bread to the table.
Canistrum, in quo multus panis est, serva ad mensam fert.
The maid carries the basket, in which there is much bread, to the table.
Serva, immo ancilla nova, candelam fert et ostium claudit.
The servant girl—or rather, the new maid—carries the candle and closes the door.
Sudarium puella in sporta fert, quia post cursum sudorem tergere vult.
The girl carries a towel in her basket, because after running she wants to wipe away sweat.
Comes eius sarcinas ad navem fert.
Her companion carries the bags to the ship.
Si signifer signum non recte feret, cohors ordinem facile amittet.
If the standard-bearer does not carry the standard properly, the cohort will easily lose order.
Signifer signum ante cohortem fert, et centurio eum laudat.
The standard-bearer carries the standard before the cohort, and the centurion praises him.
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