Usages of serva
Serva annulum in mensa ponit, sed nemo eum capit.
The female servant puts the ring on the table, but no one takes it.
Uxor gaudet, quia vicina et serva simul rident.
The wife rejoices, because the neighbor and the female servant laugh together.
Ianua a serva aperitur, et hospes in atrium ducitur.
The door is opened by the female servant, and the guest is led into the atrium.
Nemo respondet, quia serva in horto aquam portat.
No one answers, because the female servant is carrying water in the garden.
Serva sportam in officina ponit et dicit se postea donum capere velle.
The female servant puts a basket in the workshop and says that she wants to take the gift later.
Postquam canis annulum capit, serva et vicina simul currunt et annulum uxori tradunt.
After the dog takes the ring, the female servant and the neighbor run together and hand the ring to the wife.
Post ientaculum serva calices et patinas lavat, dum domina in atrio epistulam legit.
After breakfast the female servant washes the cups and plates, while the mistress reads a letter in the atrium.
Serva annulum in mensa ponere conatur, sed canis eum capit.
The female servant tries to put the ring on the table, but the dog takes it.
Serva cochleari parvo lac miscet et puero dat.
The female servant mixes milk with a small spoon and gives it to the boy.
Serva ollam e culina portat et in mensa ponit.
The female servant carries the pot from the kitchen and puts it on the table.
Pater de scalis descendit et servam vocat.
Father comes down the stairs and calls the female servant.
Serva pannum humidum capit et parietem sordidum tergit.
The female servant takes a wet cloth and wipes the dirty wall.
Postea idem pannus in mensa manet, quia serva festinat.
Afterward the same cloth remains on the table, because the female servant is hurrying.
Mater servae imperat ut focum ante cenam tergat.
Mother orders the female servant to wipe the hearth before dinner.
Avia servam monet ut pannum mundum ad mensam ferat.
Grandmother warns the female servant to bring a clean cloth to the table.
Ubi primi convivae venerint, serva eis pocula pura offeret.
When the first guests have arrived, the female servant will offer them clean cups.
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.
Post pluviam serva scopam capit ad verrendum atrium, quia folia et lutum ante ianuam iacent.
After the rain the female servant takes a broom to sweep the atrium, because leaves and mud lie before the door.
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.
Serva pannum ad mensam siccandam capit, quia stillae aquae in mensa manent.
The female servant takes a cloth to dry the table, because drops of water remain on the table.
Serva respondet se pulvere et luto iam fessam esse, sed ad verrendum paratam manere.
The female servant answers that she is already tired from dust and mud, but remains ready for sweeping.
Serva epistulas veteres in cista invenit et eas dominae tradit.
The female servant finds old letters in the chest and hands them to the mistress.
Post pluviam serva mensam panno humido siccat.
After the rain the female servant dries the table with a wet cloth.
Serva annulum e cista tollit et uxori tradit.
The female servant takes the ring out of the chest and hands it to the wife.
Odor fumi e culina venit, et mater statim servam vocat.
The smell of smoke comes from the kitchen, and mother immediately calls the female servant.
Coquus carnem porci parat, et serva gallinam lavat.
The cook prepares pork, and the maid washes the hen.
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