Usages of alius
Discipula unam sententiam facile legit, sed aliam sententiam intellegere nondum potest.
The female student reads one sentence easily, but she cannot yet understand another sentence.
Magistra discipulis aliud exemplum ostendit.
The teacher shows the students another example.
In initio fabulae una pars facilis est, sed postea alia pars difficilior fit.
At the beginning of the story one part is easy, but later another part becomes more difficult.
Hic mensis brevis est, sed alius mensis longior erit.
This month is short, but another month will be longer.
Mater promittit se post paucos menses aliud convivium celebraturam esse, si pax manserit.
Mother promises that after a few months she will celebrate another feast, if peace has remained.
Puer ramum fractum tollit, sed avus alium ramum viridem laudat.
The boy picks up a broken branch, but grandfather praises another green branch.
Avia ridens dicit se ad idem pistrinum cras redituram esse, si pistor aliam placentam servaverit.
Grandmother, laughing, says that she will return to the same bakery tomorrow, if the baker has kept another cake.
Mercator fatetur dolium parvum fractum esse, sed dicit aliud dolium bonum manere.
The merchant admits that the small barrel is broken, but says that another barrel remains good.
In hac cista satis spatii non est, itaque libros in alia cista ponimus.
There is not enough space in this chest, and so we put the books in another chest.
Hodie Lucia saepius respondet, sed alia discipula rarius manum levat.
Today Lucia answers more often, but another female student raises her hand more rarely.
Si mappa humida est, serva aliam mappam e culina fert.
If the napkin is wet, the maid brings another napkin from the kitchen.
Lucia Marco diligentior est, sed alia discipula eo timidior.
Lucia is more diligent than Marcus, but another female student is more timid than he is.
Quamquam armarium plenum est, domina aliud vestimentum emere vult.
Although the cupboard is full, the mistress wants to buy another garment.
Postea figulus dicit se aliud vas cras fingere posse, si lutum bonum habeat.
Afterward the potter says that he can shape another vessel tomorrow if he has good clay.
Alia navis proram ad litus vertit, cum in puppi malus fractus videatur.
Another ship turns its prow toward the shore, since a broken mast is seen at the stern.
Alia respondet bonam tutelam pupillae saepe utiliorem esse quam magnum patrimonium.
Another replies that good guardianship for a girl is often more useful than a great estate.
Alia columba ad limen volat, dum puella passeres et columbas quiete spectat.
Another dove flies to the threshold, while the girl quietly watches the sparrows and doves.
Sic discipuli paulatim discunt non solum verba memoria tenere, sed etiam intellegere cur unus casus potius quam alius, cur singularis potius quam pluralis, et cur indicativus potius quam imperativus in unaquaque sententia ponatur.
Thus the students gradually learn not only to keep words in memory, but also to understand why one case rather than another, why singular rather than plural, and why the indicative rather than the imperative is used in each sentence.
Mater dicit se a bibliopola iterum vocari, quia ille aliud volumen Graecum monstrare velit.
Mother says that she is being called again by the bookseller, because he wants to show another Greek volume.
Lucia dicit comparativum unam rem cum alia conferre, superlativum autem unam rem omnibus praeferre.
Lucia says that the comparative compares one thing with another, but the superlative places one thing above all.
Lucia autem dicit aliud participium ad futurum pertinere, quia rem mox faciendam significat.
Lucia, however, says that another participle belongs to the future, because it indicates a thing about to be done soon.
Alia serva scutellas puras lavat et in armario ponit.
Another maid washes the clean dishes and puts them in the cupboard.
Discipula magistrae gratias agit, quod hanc sententiam alio modo explicavit.
The student thanks the teacher because she explained this sentence in another way.
Hirundo sub tecto volat, sed alia hirundo in ramulo prope fenestram sedet.
A swallow flies under the roof, but another swallow sits on a small branch near the window.
Alia formica super corticem quercus celeriter ambulat et ad eandem glandem redit.
Another ant walks quickly over the bark of the oak and returns to the same acorn.
Alia femina in foro stolas vendit, sed haec mercatrix fructus tantum vendit.
Another woman sells dresses in the forum, but this female merchant sells only fruit.
Alia serva scutellas puras lavat et in armario ponit.
Another maid washes the clean dishes and puts them in the cupboard.
Alia ancilla in cella parva candelam accendit.
Another maid lights a candle in the small room.
Nutrix infantis sudarium madidum mutat et ei aliud mundum imponit.
The baby’s nurse changes the wet towel and puts another clean one on him.
Alia textrix purpuram ostendit et dicit se paenulas pulchras facere posse.
Another weaver woman shows purple cloth and says that she can make beautiful cloaks.
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