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.
• In silva serpens longus e gramine apparet, sed magistra discipulos monet ne ad serpentem accedant.: In the forest a long snake appears out of the grass, but the teacher warns the students not to approach the snake.
• Quamquam hostes ad proelium festinant, dux femina milites monet ne sine ordine procedant.: Although the enemies hurry to battle, the female leader warns the soldiers not to advance without order.
• Prope murum rubus spinas longas habet, itaque pater pueros monet ne eo propius accedant.: Near the wall a bramble has long thorns, and so father warns the boys not to go nearer to it.
• Puer prope rubum accedit, sed mater eum monet ne spinas tangat.: The boy approaches the bramble, but mother warns him not to touch the thorns.
• Mater filium monet ne officium suum differat.: Mother warns her son not to put off his duty.
• Mater puerum monet ne temere per viam currat.: Mother warns the boy not to run rashly through the street.
• Vespa prope mel volat, et mater puerum monet ne vespam tangat.: A wasp flies near the honey, and mother warns the boy not to touch the wasp.
• Puer ramum tenerum tangit, sed mater monet ne frangat.: The boy touches a tender branch, but mother warns him not to break it.
• Mater monet ne scintillas tangamus.: Mother warns us not to touch the sparks.
• Prope murum rubus spinas longas habet, itaque pater pueros monet ne eo propius accedant.: Near the wall the bramble has long thorns, and so father warns the boys not to go nearer to it.
• Magistra pueros monet ne in solitudine nimis longe a via discedant.: The teacher warns the boys not to go too far from the road in solitude.
• Mater infantem monet ne aquam e catino effundat.: Mother warns the baby not to spill the water out of the bowl.
• Mater puerum monet ne retro in scalis cadat.: Mother warns the boy not to fall backward on the stairs.
• Magistra discipulos monet ne in palaestra nimis celeriter currant.: The teacher warns the students not to run too quickly in the exercise yard.
• Puer iubam equae tangere vult, sed mater eum monet ne habenae propius accedat.: The boy wants to touch the mare’s mane, but mother warns him not to go nearer to the rein.
• Praefectus portus nautas monet ne nocte exeant, si ventus iterum crescat.: The harbor prefect warns the sailors not to go out at night if the wind grows strong again.
• Mater filiam monet ne stamen implicet, dum subtemen ducit.: Mother warns her daughter not to entangle the warp while she draws the weft.

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