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Capitulum XIX

Marītus et uxor

  • The imperfect: the course's first past tense
  • -bam, -bās, -bat in all four conjugations, and eram, poteram, ībam
  • domus: domī, domum, domō — three forms that refuse a preposition
  • dīves, pauper: one nominative for all three genders
  • pulcherrima deārum: the highest degree, followed by the group one chooses from
  • The husband, the wife, and a roof that never changed

39 words

Chapter notebook

Words seen

  • marītus husband
  • uxor wife
  • coniūnx spouse
  • mātrōna married woman, matron
  • virgō unmarried girl, maiden
  • adulēscēns young man
  • amor love
  • domus house, home
  • tēctum roof
  • columna column
  • templum temple
  • forum public square, forum
  • signum sign, statue
  • dōnum gift, present
  • mittō to send, to throw
  • remittō to send back, to return
  • augeō to increase, to enlarge
  • minuō to diminish, to lessen
  • possideō to possess, to own
  • ōsculor to kiss
  • cotīdiē daily, every day
  • dīves rich
  • pauper poor
  • miser wretched, unhappy
  • beātus blessed, fortunate
  • gracilis slender, slim
  • magnificus magnificent, splendid
  • pulchritūdō beauty
  • flōs flower
  • dea goddess
  • dignus worthy (of)
  • ūllus any, any at all
  • opus need (in opus est)
  • tamen nevertheless, however
  • ergā toward, towards
  • minus less
  • plūs more
  • praeteritum the past (tense)
  • praesēns present (tense)

Sentences seen

  • Adulēscēns virginem amābat, sed pater tacēbat.

    A young man loved a girl, but the father kept silent.

  • Mātrōna in hortō sedēbat.

    The married woman was sitting in the garden

  • Marītus uxōrem vocābat.

    The husband was calling his wife.

  • Amor magnus erat.

    The love was great.

  • Duo coniugēs laetī erant.

    The two spouses were happy.

  • Mātrōna cum marītō in hortō sedēbat et amor magnus erat.

    The matron was sitting with her husband in the garden, and their love was great.

  • Domus novās columnās habēbat, sed signum nūllum erat.

    The house had new columns, but there was no statue.

  • Adulēscentēs ad templum ībant.

    The young men were going to the temple

  • Uxor domī sedēbat.

    The wife was sitting at home.

  • In forō dōna quaerēbāmus.

    We were looking for gifts in the square.

  • Domum ībam.

    I was going home.

  • Māne adulēscēns domō ad forum ībat et vesperī domum redībat.

    In the morning the young man went from home to the forum, and in the evening he returned home.

  • Adulēscēns cotīdiē rosam mittēbat, sed virgō eam remittēbat.

    Every day the young man sent a rose, but the girl sent it back.

  • Marītus uxōrem ōsculābātur.

    The husband was kissing his wife

  • Numerum augēbat et pretium minuēbat.

    He was increasing the number and lowering the price.

  • Hortum possidēbāmus.

    We owned a garden.

  • Cotīdiē dōna mittēbant.

    They sent gifts every day.

  • Cotīdiē mercātor pretium augēbat sed emptor minus dabat.

    Every day the merchant raised the price, but the buyer gave less.

  • Dīves nōn semper beātus est, pauper nōn semper miser.

    A rich man is not always fortunate, a poor man is not always wretched.

  • Domus magnifica erat.

    The house was magnificent

  • Mercātōrēs pauperēs erant.

    The merchants were poor.

  • Domus nostra minor erat.

    Our house was smaller.

  • Mercātor dīves erat.

    The merchant was rich.

  • Domus parva erat sed familia pauper beāta tamen erat.

    The house was small, but the poor family was nevertheless happy.

  • Pulchritūdō virginis dōnō digna erat.

    The girl's beauty was worthy of a gift.

  • Flōrēs deae dabantur.

    Flowers were being given to the goddess

  • In templō nōn ūllum signum erat.

    There was not a single statue in the temple.

  • Nōn opus est multum dīcere.

    There is no need to say much.

  • Flōs pulcherrimus erat.

    The flower was very beautiful.

  • In hortō flōs erat et pulchritūdō eius magna erat.

    In the garden there was a flower, and its beauty was great.

  • Amor eius ergā uxōrem magnus erat, tacēbat tamen.

    His love toward his wife was great; nevertheless he kept silent.

  • Marītus minus dormiēbat.

    The husband was sleeping less

  • Amor ergā līberōs magnus est.

    Love toward the children is great.

  • Pauper eram beāta tamen eram.

    I was poor, I was nevertheless happy.

  • Cotīdiē plūs dīcēbat.

    She said more every day.

  • Pater līberōs amābat et amor ergā eōs magnus erat.

    The father loved his children, and his love towards them was great.

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