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Learn Hardcore Latin: a - by

Hardcore Latin
/Lesson 14
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a

Word

a

Meaning

by

Part of speech

preposition

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Usages of a

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.

Donum a vicina traditur, et ab uxore libenter accipitur.

The gift is handed over by the neighbor, and it is gladly received by the wife.

Nocte eadem porta a militibus custoditur.

On that same night the gate is guarded by the soldiers.

Haec verba a puero non intelleguntur, sed a puella intelleguntur.

These words are not understood by the boy, but they are understood by the girl.

Poeta in theatro carmen breve cantans a turba libenter auditur.

A poet, singing a short poem in the theater, is gladly heard by the crowd.

Avia in horto cantans a puella libenter auditur.

Grandmother, singing in the garden, is gladly heard by the girl.

Discipula quaedam rogat cur haec lingua tam antiqua adhuc a multis legatur.

A certain female student asks why this language, though so ancient, is still read by many.

Haec imago antiqua a multis pulcherrima appellatur, et forma coronae adhuc clara est.

This ancient image is called most beautiful by many, and the shape of the crown is still clear.

Magistra in bibliotheca loquens a discipulis auditur.

The teacher, speaking in the library, is heard by the students.

Orator in contione loquens a multis civibus auditur.

The orator, speaking in the assembly, is heard by many citizens.

Puer, rogatus a matre, veritatem tandem dicit.

The boy, asked by his mother, finally tells the truth.

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