Usages of conari
Puer conatur annulum capere, sed mater eum tacere iubet.
The boy tries to take the ring, but his mother orders him to be silent.
Puella quoque conatur, et tandem annulum sub mensa invenit.
The girl also tries, and finally finds the ring under the table.
Magister dicit discipulos non semper intellegere, sed conari debere.
The teacher says that the students do not always understand, but ought to try.
Puer annulum matri tradere conatur.
The boy tries to hand the ring to his mother.
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.
Hodie canis panem non aufert, sed caseum auferre conatur.
Today the dog does not carry off bread, but tries to carry off cheese.
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.
Discipulus notam malam timet, sed melius laborare conatur.
The student fears a bad mark, but tries to work better.
Puella caudam vaccae spectat, quam vitulus sequi conatur.
The girl watches the cow’s tail, which the calf tries to follow.
Mater filiam monet ne post scholam agrum arare conetur, nam opus nimis grave est.
Mother warns her daughter not to try to plough the field after school, for the work is too hard.
Mater irata est, sed patientiam servare conatur.
Mother is angry, but she tries to keep her patience.
Homo sapiens odio resistere conatur.
A wise person tries to resist hatred.
Nos ei favemus, quia libertatem sine vi servare conatur.
We support him, because he tries to preserve freedom without force.
Serva tunicam laceram sarcire conatur, sed filum nimis breve est.
The maid tries to mend the torn tunic, but the thread is too short.
Mater puerum monet ne onus grave tollere conetur.
Mother warns the boy not to try to lift a heavy load.
Pater malum dividere conatur, ut filiae et filio duo frusta det.
Father tries to divide the apple so that he may give two pieces to his daughter and son.
Una puella in commentario suo scribit senatum decreta facere, oratores autem in contione populum movere conari.
One girl writes in her notebook that the senate makes decrees, but that orators in the assembly try to move the people.
Discipuli bonam magistram imitari conantur, sed Lucia sola in scribendo excellit.
The students try to imitate the good teacher, but Lucia alone excels in writing.
Frater rogatus sententiam transferre conatur, sed verbum unum non bene transfert et deinde tacet.
When asked, the brother tries to translate the sentence, but he does not translate one word well and then is silent.
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