Usages of mendum
Magister dicit titulum bonum esse, sed in secunda linea mendum parvum latere.
The teacher says that the title is good, but that a small mistake is hidden in the second line.
Magistra dicit discipulam diligentem esse, quia mendum cito corrigit.
The teacher says that the female student is diligent, because she corrects the mistake quickly.
Puer minus diligens est; ideo idem mendum iterum describit nec statim corrigit.
The boy is less diligent; therefore he copies the same mistake again and does not correct it at once.
Discipuli dicunt nihil facilius esse quam menda corrigere, si exemplum optimum ante oculos habent.
The students say that nothing is easier than correcting mistakes, if they have the best example before their eyes.
Ego autem puto difficillimum esse verbum novum sine mendo describere, cum manus et mens satis quietae non sunt.
I, however, think that it is most difficult to copy a new word without a mistake, when the hand and mind are not calm enough.
Discipula mendum diligenter corrigit.
The female student carefully corrects the mistake.
Lucia codicem fratris capit et menda diligenter corrigit.
Lucia takes her brother’s book and carefully corrects the mistakes.
Marcus diligentissimus est, quia menda cito corrigit.
Marcus is the most diligent, because he corrects mistakes quickly.
Magistra ipsa mendum cito corrigit.
The teacher herself quickly corrects the mistake.
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