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Usages of tectum
Puer canem prope murum videt, et puella tectum altum spectat.
The boy sees a dog near the wall, and the girl looks at the high roof.
In bibliotheca muri veteres sunt, sed tectum tutum manet.
In the library the walls are old, but the roof remains safe.
Hac hieme nix in tecto manet, et servi ianuam saepe claudunt.
In this winter snow remains on the roof, and the servants often close the door.
Faber malleum et clavos ad reficiendum tectum portat, quia ventus tectum laeserat.
The craftsman carries a hammer and nails to repair the roof, because the wind had damaged the roof.
Servus clavos figit, et faber malleo tectum firmum facit.
The servant fastens the nails, and the craftsman makes the roof strong with a hammer.
Si faber hodie tectum reficit, familia hac nocte sine timore dormiet.
If the craftsman repairs the roof today, the family will sleep without fear tonight.
Postquam stillae desierunt cadere, puella rimam parvam in tecto videt.
After the drops stopped falling, the girl sees a small crack in the roof.
Cum tectum et fenestra refecta erunt, nullae stillae per rimam cadent.
When the roof and the window have been repaired, no drops will fall through the crack.
Vespere omnes laetae et laeti sunt, quia vinea, atrium, et tectum nunc meliora sunt.
In the evening everyone is happy, because the vineyard, the atrium, and the roof are now better.
Pater dicit tectum firmum esse.
Father says that the roof is strong.
Tectum refectum nunc firmum est.
The repaired roof is now strong.
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