ne

not to

Usages of ne

• Mater filiam monet ne post scholam agrum arare conetur, nam opus nimis grave est.: Mother warns her daughter not to try to plough the field after school, for the work is too hard.
• Magistra discipulam monet ne codicem suum domi relinquat.: The teacher warns the student not to leave her book at home.
• Mater puerum monet ne onus grave tollere conetur.: Mother warns the boy not to try to lift a heavy load.
• Pudor puerum monet ne mendacium dicat.: A sense of shame warns the boy not to tell a lie.
• Mater puerum monet ne vas fragile tangat.: Mother warns the boy not to touch the fragile vessel.
• Dux femina milites monet ne sine ordine procedant.: The female general warns the soldiers not to advance without order.
• Dux milites oppugnantes monet ne sine ordine procedant.: The general warns the attacking soldiers not to advance without order.
• Magistra prudenter discipulos monet ne nimis celeriter scribant.: The teacher prudently warns the students not to write too quickly.
• Quamquam fuga hostium iam incipit, dux milites monet ne sine ordine procedant.: Although the enemy’s flight is already beginning, the general warns the soldiers not to advance without order.
• Remex in rate sedet et funem solvit, dum portitor pueros monet ne ad alveum propius accedant.: The rower sits on the raft and loosens the rope, while the ferryman warns the children not to come nearer to the channel.
• Lector auditoribus imperat ne inter legendum loquantur, quia etiam parvus strepitus vocem eius impedit.: The reader orders the listeners not to speak while he is reading, because even a small noise hinders his voice.

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