fieri

to become

Usages of fieri

• Hospes rogat cur amphora tam cito vacua facta sit, et caupo dicit vinum hodie deesse.: The guest asks why the jar became empty so quickly, and the innkeeper says that wine is lacking today.
• Fortasse bellum in provincia mox fieri potest.: Perhaps war can soon happen in the province.
• In initio fabulae una pars facilis est, sed postea alia pars difficilior fit.: At the beginning of the story one part is easy, but later another part becomes more difficult.
• Mater dicit initium itineris facile esse, sed partem viae prope finem saepe gravem fieri.: Mother says that the beginning of the journey is easy, but that the part of the road near the end often becomes difficult.
• Pater dicit diem natalem filiae omnibus annis gratiorem fieri.: Father says that his daughter’s birthday becomes more delightful every year.
• Dum serva atrium verrit, pulvis non surgit, sed scopa ipsa luto sordida fit.: While the female servant sweeps the atrium, dust does not rise, but the broom itself becomes dirty with mud.
• Subito sonus aquae clarior fit, et omnes tacent ut eum audiant.: Suddenly the sound of the water becomes clearer, and everyone is silent so that they may hear it.
• Si nota mala in charta est, discipulus tristis non fit, sed melius laborare conatur.: If there is a bad mark on the paper, the student does not become sad, but tries to work better.

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