Usages of inquam
“Nolite timere,” inquit mater, “nam hospitium non longe abest.”
“Do not be afraid,” says mother, “for lodging is not far away.”
“Hoc viaticum satis erit,” inquit puella, “si ante noctem ad hospitium pervenimus.”
“This provision will be enough,” says the girl, “if we reach the lodging before night.”
“Tam frigidus imber non saepe cadit,” inquit avia, “sed cum hiems aspera sit, tamen hilaritas bona nos iuvat.”
“So cold a rain does not fall often,” says grandmother, “but although winter is harsh, good cheer nevertheless helps us.”
“Laborare” infinitivus est, sicut “legere” et “scribere,” inquit magistra.
“To work” is an infinitive, just like “to read” and “to write,” says the teacher.
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