Usages of ut
Farina tam sicca est ut mater aquam addat.
The flour is so dry that mother adds water.
Sapor huius herbae tam amarus est ut puella eam edere non velit.
The taste of this herb is so bitter that the girl does not want to eat it.
Post pluviam campus tam viridis est ut avus diu eum spectet.
After the rain the field is so green that grandfather looks at it for a long time.
Magistra tam clare loquitur ut omnes discipuli intellegant.
The teacher speaks so clearly that all the students understand.
Pluvia tam gravis est ut cives domum currant.
The rain is so heavy that the citizens run home.
In volumine veteri oratio de pace tam clara est ut etiam pueri eam intellegant.
In an old scroll there is a speech about peace so clear that even the boys understand it.
Bos cornu, quo portam paene tangit, tam magnum habet ut puer timeat.
The ox has a horn with which it almost touches the gate, so large that the boy is afraid.
Mane nebula tam magna erat ut mons prope villam non videretur.
In the morning the mist was so great that the mountain near the house could not be seen.
Fluctus tam alti sunt ut rete in aqua paene lateat.
The waves are so high that the net is almost hidden in the water.
Adsit semper usus cum arte, et fiet ut etiam discipula timidior cito melius scribat.
Let practice always be present with skill, and then even the more timid student will soon write better.
Senator prudens suadet ut cives auctoritatem legis plus quam rumorem sequantur.
A wise senator advises that the citizens follow the authority of the law more than rumor.
Magistra suadet ut singuli non solum verba, sed etiam sensum orationis cognoscant.
The teacher advises that each student understand not only the words, but also the meaning of the speech.
Disciplina postulat ut discipuli in bibliotheca taceant.
Discipline requires that the students be silent in the library.
Lector doctus in foro ita clare legit ut etiam puellae in extremo subsellio verba audiant.
A learned reader reads so clearly in the forum that even the girls on the farthest bench hear the words.
Fabula lectoris tam iucunda est ut omnes auditores taceant.
The reader’s story is so pleasant that all the listeners are silent.
Fit ut etiam fortes viatores interdum anxii sint, cum via longa et obscura sit.
It happens that even brave travelers are sometimes anxious, when the road is long and dark.
Accidit autem ut parvum lumen in villa prope viam videret; ita ad ianuam accessit et auxilium petivit.
But it happened that he saw a small light in a house near the road; so he approached the door and asked for help.
Fit saepe ut desiderium absentium nobis dolorem afferat, sed spes dolorem minuat.
It often happens that longing for absent people brings us pain, but hope lessens the pain.
Magistra in schola dicit accidere ut homines infelices celerius mutentur, si amici benigni adsint.
The teacher says in school that it happens that unhappy people change more quickly if kind friends are present.
Saepe enim fit ut facies serena mentem anxiam celare non possit.
For it often happens that a calm face cannot hide an anxious mind.
Magistra rogat ut discipulus clarius respondeat.
The teacher asks that the student answer more clearly.
Post longam disputationem cives constituunt ut porta urbis nocte firmius custodiatur.
After a long discussion the citizens decide that the city gate should be guarded more firmly at night.
Saccus tam gravis est ut serva eum tollere non possit.
The sack is so heavy that the maid cannot lift it.
Votum puellae est ut pater mox redeat.
The girl's wish is that father return soon.
Tot libri in mensa iacent ut discipuli eos numerare vix possint.
So many books lie on the table that the students can hardly count them.
Tot dona sponsae data sunt ut mater ea omnia in armario ponere cogeretur.
So many gifts were given to the bride that mother was forced to put them all in the cupboard.
Scriptūra huius epistulae tam clara est ut avia eam facile legat.
The writing of this letter is so clear that grandmother can read it easily.
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