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• 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.
• Mater rogat utrum convivae lac an vinum recipere velint.: Mother asks whether the guests want to receive milk or wine.
• 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.
• Puella ante ostium stat et rogat: “Quo eam? Ad forum an domum?”: The girl stands before the door and asks: “Where am I to go? To the forum or home?”
• 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.
• 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.
• Deinde magistra rogat quae via commodior sit, semita ad vadum an limes ad pontem.: Then the teacher asks which road is more convenient, the path to the ford or the boundary-road to the bridge.
• 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.

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