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Learn Hardcore Latin: cum - since

Hardcore Latin
/Lesson 19
/cum

cum

Word

cum

Meaning

since

Part of speech

conjunction

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Usages of cum

Cum titulus nimis longus esset, magister eum breviorem facere iussit.

Since the title was too long, the teacher ordered it to be made shorter.

Cum nox obscura esset, pater lucernam accendit.

When the night was dark, father lit the lamp.

Cum avia fessa esset, paulum in cubili quiescebat, dum filiae in atrio loquebantur.

Since grandmother was tired, she was resting for a little while in bed, while the daughters were talking in the atrium.

Cum pluvia sordes in pavimento reliquisset, serva iterum pavimentum purgare coacta est.

Since the rain had left dirt on the floor, the maid was forced to clean the floor again.

Cum mater in culina occupata esset, filia ipsa cubiculum purgavit nec ullam moram fecit.

Since mother was busy in the kitchen, the daughter cleaned the bedroom herself and made no delay.

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.

Cum matri non placeret illa opinio, filia tamen auctoritati magistri confidebat.

Since that opinion did not please the mother, the daughter nevertheless trusted the teacher’s authority.

Discipula rogat utrum cives melius cognoscant quid res publica postulet, cum ipsi in foro adsint.

The female student asks whether citizens understand better what the state requires, since they themselves are present in the forum.

Cum via non iam pateat propter imbrem, omnes sub porticu manent et de oratore loquuntur.

Since the road is no longer open because of the rain, everyone stays under the portico and talks about the orator.

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