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Learn Hardcore Latin: utrum - whether

Hardcore Latin
/Lesson 13
/utrum

utrum

Word

utrum

Meaning

whether

Part of speech

conjunction

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Usages of utrum

Mater rogat utrum pueri, quia sitim sentiunt, lac an aquam bibere velint.

Mother asks whether the boys, because they feel thirst, want to drink milk or water.

Pater rogat utrum sal in domo iam sit an sal adhuc desit.

Father asks whether there is already salt in the house or whether salt is still lacking.

Magistra rogat utrum sententia discipulae exemplum bonum ostendat an culpam.

The teacher asks whether the female student’s sentence shows a good example or a fault.

Medica collum pueri tangit et rogat utrum etiam umerus doleat.

The doctor touches the boy’s neck and asks whether his shoulder also hurts.

Mater rogat utrum convivae lac an vinum recipere velint.

Mother asks whether the guests want to receive milk or wine.

Magistra rogat cur discipuli hodie sero veniant et utrum mora in vico fuerit.

The teacher asks why the students are coming late today and whether there was a delay in the street.

Pistor rogat utrum puella placentam nunc gustare velit, priusquam mater ad ianuam veniat.

The baker asks whether the girl wants to taste the cake now, before her mother comes to the door.

Nescio utrum pastor cras bovem ad forum ducat an domi maneat.

I do not know whether the shepherd will lead the ox to the forum tomorrow or stay at home.

Puer rogat utrum melius sit aquam an lac cum farina miscere, sed coquus respondet se iam satis scire.

The boy asks whether it is better to mix water or milk with the flour, but the cook answers that he already knows enough.

Ego saepe cogito utrum amica mea cras ventura sit.

I often think about whether my friend is going to come tomorrow.

Mater rogat utrum tonsor etiam barbam avi cras curaturus sit.

Mother asks whether the barber is also going to tend grandfather’s beard tomorrow.

Puella rogat utrum acus satis longa sit, ut tunicam laceram consuat.

The girl asks whether the needle is long enough to sew the torn tunic.

Puer exiturus matrem rogat utrum cum ea venire possit.

The boy, about to go out, asks his mother whether he can come with her.

Domina rogat utrum aurifex catenae nitidae pretium minuere possit.

The lady asks whether the goldsmith can lower the price of the shining chain.

Puella sutorem rogat utrum soleae hae satis firmae sint ad longum iter.

The girl asks the shoemaker whether these sandals are firm enough for a long journey.

Filia rogat utrum alibi quoque pictor laborare soleat; ille respondet se saepe in templo pingere.

The daughter asks whether the painter also usually works elsewhere; he answers that he often paints in the temple.

Una discipula rogat utrum omnis magistratus suffragio fiat an quidam alio modo fiant.

One female student asks whether every magistrate comes to office by vote or whether some are made in another way.

Post contionem duo discipuli inter se disputant utrum decretum consulis an responsum praetoris prudentius fuerit.

After the assembly two students discuss among themselves whether the consul’s decree or the praetor’s answer was wiser.

Nescimus utrum hoc agmen ad castra redeat an ad urbem festinet.

We do not know whether this column is returning to the camp or hurrying to the city.

Discipula rogat utrum cives melius cognoscant quid res publica postulet, cum ipsi in foro adsint.

The female student asks whether citizens understand better what the state requires, since they themselves are present in the forum.

Post contionem cives inter se disputant utrum decretum bonum sit.

After the assembly the citizens debate among themselves whether the decree is good.

Nunc mater rogat utrum per pontem an per vadum ad agrum aviae eamus.

Now mother asks whether we should go to grandmother’s field by the bridge or through the ford.

Pater dicit sibi nihil referre utrum semita an limes longior sit, dummodo ratis tuta maneat.

Father says that it makes no difference to him whether the path or the boundary-road is longer, provided that the raft remains safe.

Medica rogat utrum dolor in facie maneat an solum in fronte et genis sentiatur.

The doctor asks whether the pain remains in the face or is felt only in the forehead and cheeks.

Magistra postero die discipulis narrat multum interesse utrum verba iuris recte intellegant an temere dicant.

The teacher tells the students on the next day that it matters greatly whether they understand the words of the law correctly or speak carelessly.

Mater et pater inter se dissentiunt utrum puella domi maneat an ad scholam veniat.

Mother and father disagree with each other whether the girl should stay at home or come to school.

Matri nihil refert utrum infans lac an aquam bibat, dummodo satis bibat.

It makes no difference to mother whether the baby drinks milk or water, provided that he drinks enough.

Multum interest utrum cives bonum commune an commodum privatum quaerant.

It matters a great deal whether the citizens seek the common good or private advantage.

Auditores, qui primo tacebant, postea rogaverunt utrum altera lectio postero die futura esset.

The listeners, who were silent at first, afterward asked whether another reading would take place on the next day.

Ego quoque calendario utor, quia sine eo facile obliviscor utrum November an December sit.

I also use a calendar, because without it I easily forget whether it is November or December.

Socrus rogat utrum socer iam libum gustaverit an adhuc exspectet.

The mother-in-law asks whether the father-in-law has already tasted the cake or is still waiting.

Serva dominam rogat utrum infanti lac calidum parare debeat.

The maidservant asks the mistress whether she ought to prepare warm milk for the baby.

Puer rogat utrum serpens ferox sit; magistra respondet non omnem serpentem hominibus nocere.

The boy asks whether the snake is fierce; the teacher replies that not every snake harms people.

Magistra rogat utrum hoc nomen in numero singulari sit an in numero plurali.

The teacher asks whether this noun is in the singular or in the plural.

Puella rogat utrum Athenae in Graecia pulchriores sint quam Roma.

The girl asks whether Athens in Greece is more beautiful than Rome.

Discipuli, cum domum redierint, inter se conferunt utrum philosophus an rhetor utiliora praecepta dederit.

When the students have returned home, they compare among themselves whether the philosopher or the rhetorician gave more useful lessons.

Lucia rogat utrum hoc pronomen demonstrativum sit an relativum.

Lucia asks whether this pronoun is demonstrative or relative.

Marcus quaerit utrum “quis” pronomen interrogativum sit.

Marcus asks whether “quis” is an interrogative pronoun.

Magistra rogat utrum haec quaestio ad sensum an ad formam vocabuli pertineat.

The teacher asks whether this question pertains to the meaning or to the form of the word.

Philosophus dicit se non plane scire utrum fama vera sit.

The philosopher says that he does not fully know whether the report is true.

Puella rogat utrum gruem an ciconiam pulchriorem putemus.

The girl asks whether we think a crane or a stork is more beautiful.

Soror rogat utrum fidicen cum choro canere velit.

The sister asks whether the lyre-player wants to sing with the chorus.

Soror rogat utrum flumen magnum in Aegypto sit, et magistra de eo narrat.

The sister asks whether there is a great river in Egypt, and the teacher tells about it.

Mercatrix quaerit utrum merces ex Asia cariores sint quam ex Graecia.

The female merchant asks whether goods from Asia are more expensive than those from Greece.

Magistra rogat utrum Spartae an Syracusis severior disciplina fuerit.

The teacher asks whether discipline was stricter at Sparta or at Syracuse.

Navicularii interest utrum naulum hodie persolvatur.

It matters to the shipping contractor whether the freight charge is paid in full today.

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