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Learn Hardcore Latin: videri - to seem

Hardcore Latin
/Lesson 21
/videri

videri

Word

videri

Meaning

to seem

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Usages of videri

Haec res parva videtur, sed magnam partem diei capit.

This thing seems small, but it takes up a large part of the day.

Haec res facilis videtur, sed difficilior est quam illa.

This thing seems easy, but it is more difficult than that one.

Pater rogat quid in illa oratione difficillimum sit, et filia respondet initium sibi clarissimum videri.

Father asks what is most difficult in that speech, and his daughter answers that the beginning seems very clear to her.

Seges post pluviam altior videtur, et avia gaudet, quia terra tam bona est.

The crop seems taller after the rain, and grandmother rejoices, because the soil is so good.

Quo severior iudex videtur, eo celerius rea veritatem fateri vult.

The sterner the judge seems, the more quickly the female accused wants to confess the truth.

Misericordia sine iustitia interdum iniqua videtur.

Mercy without justice sometimes seems unfair.

Quo diligentius artifex gemmas in armillam ponit, eo pretiosius ornamentum videtur.

The more carefully the craftsperson places the gems in the bracelet, the more precious the ornament seems.

Poena severa interdum iniqua videtur.

A harsh punishment sometimes seems unfair.

Quamvis severitas iudicis multis dura videatur, honestas tamen eius omnibus clara est.

Although the judge’s strictness may seem harsh to many, her honesty is nevertheless clear to everyone.

Frater sartorem quaerit, quia zona sua fracta est et tunica nimis longa videtur.

The brother looks for the tailor, because his belt is broken and his tunic seems too long.

Mater dicit religionem sine misericordia duram esse, sicut sacrificium sine mente pia durum videatur.

Mother says that religion without mercy is harsh, just as sacrifice without a pious spirit seems harsh.

Cum auspicium triste videatur, tamen femina pia spem non amittit.

Although the auspice seems sad, the pious woman nevertheless does not lose hope.

Vir autem, qui primo asper videbatur, postea voce blanda puero locutus est.

The man, however, who at first seemed harsh, afterward spoke to the boy in a gentle voice.

Illa etiam monet non omnia verba aspera vera esse, nec omnem vocem blandam veram videri.

She also warns that not all harsh words are true, and that not every gentle voice seems true.

Mense Martio ver incipere videtur, et Martius agricolas ad campos revocat.

In March spring seems to begin, and March calls the farmers back to the fields.

Sponsus timere non videtur, sed sponsa matri confitetur se paulum anxiam esse.

The bridegroom does not seem to be afraid, but the bride confesses to her mother that she is a little anxious.

Discipula dicit se personam reginae magis amare quam personam ducis, quia illa mitior videtur.

The student says that she likes the character of the queen more than the character of the leader, because she seems gentler.

Quamvis praecepta dura videantur, mater dicit exempla bona filios melius docere quam verba sola.

Although instructions seem harsh, mother says that good examples teach children better than words alone.

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