Usages of enim
Si non es certus, magistram ipsam interroga; ipsa enim optimum consilium saepe dat.
If you are not sure, ask the teacher herself; for she often gives the best advice.
Tacete; magister enim in bibliotheca legit.
Be silent; for the teacher is reading in the library.
Nescio cur frater tam sero surgat; soror enim ad scholam prima venire solet.
I do not know why brother gets up so late; for sister usually comes to school first.
Nolite in via morari; pluvia enim mox cadet.
Do not delay in the street; for rain will soon fall.
Vicina rogat num domina sibi librum commodare possit; ipsa enim pecuniam ad novum librum emendum nondum habet.
The neighbor asks whether the mistress can lend her a book; for she herself does not yet have money to buy a new book.
Illa autem fabula non eiusdem generis est; tota enim natura eius diversa est.
That story, however, is not of the same kind; for its whole nature is different.
Discipulas eiusdem vitii taedet: semper enim festinant et ideo errant.
The female students are tired of the same fault: for they always hurry and therefore make mistakes.
Magistra dicit: “Discite non verba tantum, sed etiam usum verborum; sic enim bona lectio et bonus auctor vobis diu utiles erunt.”
The teacher says: “Learn not only words, but also the use of words; for thus a good lesson and a good author will be useful to you for a long time.”
Non est discipulus qui hoc exercitium sine cura perficiat; omnibus enim tempus et patientia necessaria sunt.
There is no student who completes this exercise without care; for time and patience are necessary for everyone.
Ne imperita quidem discipula plausum tantum quaerit; omnes enim verum studium laudant.
Not even an inexperienced female student seeks applause only; for everyone praises genuine eagerness.
Saepe enim fit ut facies serena mentem anxiam celare non possit.
For it often happens that a calm face cannot hide an anxious mind.
In media via pater ait unum e iumentis iam non ambulare velle; altera mula enim aquam petit.
In the middle of the road father says that one of the draft animals no longer wants to walk; for the other mule is asking for water.
Parca enim est, sed viaticum quod reliquum est hospitibus libenter dat.
For she is thrifty, but she gladly gives the remaining provisions to the guests.
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