Usages of ex
Idem faber scutum quoque ex ferro facit, quia milites in provincia arma volunt.
The same craftsman also makes a shield from iron, because the soldiers in the province want weapons.
Servus ex culina exit et ad forum ambulat.
The servant goes out of the kitchen and walks to the forum.
Avia respondet lanam utilem esse, quia ex lana tunicam texere potest.
Grandmother answers that wool is useful, because from wool she can weave a tunic.
Ex monte ad vallem aqua currit.
Water runs from the mountain to the valley.
Mater rogat quis sacculum aperuerit et quis nummos ex eo tulerit; nemo respondet.
Mother asks who opened the bag and who took the coins from it; no one answers.
In foro poculum ex argento videmus.
We see a cup made of silver in the forum.
Stabulum, ex quo bos mane exit, prope viam est.
The stable, from which the ox goes out in the morning, is near the road.
Pater dicit lac ex vacca, quam filia mulget, calidum esse.
Father says that the milk from the cow that his daughter milks is warm.
Ex frumento bona farina fit, et ex uno grano multi panes tandem fieri possunt.
Good flour is made from grain, and from one grain many loaves can finally be made.
Molitor ex frumento bonam farinam facit.
The miller makes good flour from grain.
Molitor molam novam celerius vertit, quia ex frumento bonam farinam facere vult.
The miller turns the new millstone more quickly, because he wants to make good flour from grain.
Panis ex farina et aqua fit.
Bread is made from flour and water.
Si custos portam non clausisset, fur ex urbe fugisset.
If the guard had not closed the gate, the thief would have fled from the city.
Puer matri fatetur se nummos ex crumena cepisse.
The boy confesses to his mother that he took the coins from the purse.
Ex parvis seminibus magni flores nascuntur, si terra et aqua bonae sunt.
From small seeds large flowers grow, if the soil and water are good.
In foro figulus vasa vendit et puellae monstrat quomodo ex luto vas fingat.
In the forum the potter sells vessels and shows the girl how to shape a vessel from clay.
Infans nihil ex ampulla bibere vult, quia aquam calidam potius petit.
The baby wants to drink nothing from the bottle, because he asks for warm water instead.
Haec fabula discipulis placet, quia ostendit victoriam saepe ex patientia et bono consilio nasci.
This story pleases the students, because it shows that victory is often born from patience and good advice.
Dux signum dat, et milites ex castris procedunt.
The general gives the signal, and the soldiers advance from the camp.
Magistra discipulos monet ut ex verbis simplicibus sententiam brevem componant.
The teacher warns the students to compose a short sentence from simple words.
Femina prudens dicit auctoritatem veram non ex sola potestate, sed ex fide civium nasci.
A prudent woman says that true authority is born not from power alone, but from the trust of the citizens.
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