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Capitulum XXIX

Nāvigāre necesse est

  • Deliberative questions: quid faciam? quō eāmus?
  • Reported questions: nesciō quid faciat
  • cum: repeated time with the indicative, setting and cause with the subjunctive
  • magnī, parvī, plūris, minōris: stating assigned value
  • fūrtī accūsāre; nēmō nostrum, quis vestrum?

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Words seen

  • vīta life
  • spēs hope
  • fortūna fortune, fate
  • fēlīcitās happiness, success
  • laetitia joy
  • trīstitia sadness
  • maestus sad, sorrowful
  • dīvitiae riches, wealth
  • lucrum profit, gain
  • iactūra loss, sacrifice
  • fundus bottom
  • fūrtum theft
  • fūr thief
  • beneficium kindness, benefit
  • maleficium wrongdoing, evil deed
  • invidia envy, ill will
  • tyrannus tyrant
  • cantus song, singing
  • carmen song, poem
  • fidēs lyre
  • fidicen lyre-player
  • nōbilis famous, noble
  • mīrus wonderful, astonishing
  • delphīnus dolphin
  • dorsum back
  • rēmus oar
  • nāvigātiō sailing, voyage
  • piscātor fisherman
  • celsus high, lofty
  • rapidus swift, rushing
  • vēlōx swift
  • aestimō to value, to estimate
  • appropinquō to approach (+ dative)
  • dēspērō to despair
  • dōnō to give, to present
  • perturbō to disturb, to upset
  • precor to pray, to beg
  • secō to cut
  • abstineō to keep away, to abstain
  • appāreō to appear
  • cōnfiteor to confess, to admit
  • dēterreō to deter, to frighten away
  • invideō to envy (+ dative)
  • permoveō to move deeply
  • remaneō to remain
  • stupeō to be amazed
  • suādeō to advise (+ dative)
  • abiciō to throw away
  • adiciō to add
  • afficiō to affect, to visit with
  • alliciō to attract
  • āmittō to lose
  • dētrahō to pull off, to remove
  • ēripiō to snatch away, to rescue
  • expōnō to put out, to expose
  • parcō to spare (+ dative)
  • permittō to permit (+ dative)
  • queror to complain
  • recognōscō to recognise
  • redūcō to lead back
  • surripiō to steal
  • dēsiliō to jump down
  • fīniō to finish, to bound
  • subeō to undergo, to approach
  • pretiōsus precious, costly
  • ignārus ignorant of, unaware
  • ignōtus unknown
  • nōtus known
  • fallāx deceitful
  • fēlīx fortunate, successful
  • nōnnūllī some, several
  • sēsē oneself, themselves
  • frūstrā in vain
  • inde from there, then
  • nōnnumquam sometimes
  • prōtinus immediately
  • quasi as if, so to speak
  • repente suddenly

Sentences seen

  • Spēs in animō manet etiam cum fortūna mala est.

    Hope remains in the mind even when fortune is bad.

  • Vīta brevis est sed salūs semper manet.

    Life is short, but safety always remains.

  • Laetitia post trīstitiam saepe ad domum redit.

    Joy often returns home after sadness.

  • Vir maestus tamen spem in animō servat.

    The sorrowful man nevertheless keeps hope in his heart.

  • Spēs in animō manet etiam cum fortūna adversa est.

    Hope remains in the mind even when fortune is adverse.

  • Vīta brevis est sed salūs semper cārissima manet.

    Life is short, but safety always remains very precious.

  • Fūr dīvitias petit sed nihil in fundō invenit.

    The thief seeks the riches but finds nothing at the bottom.

  • Iūdex virum fūrtī accūsat atque maleficium nārrat.

    The judge accuses the man of theft and recounts the wrongdoing.

  • Parvum lucrum sine magnā iactūrā mercātor accipit.

    The merchant receives a small profit without a great loss.

  • Beneficium amīcum iuvat maleficium autem eī nocet.

    A kindness helps the friend, but a wrongdoing harms him.

  • Fidicen nōbilis fidibus carmen mīrum in forō canit.

    The famous lyre-player sings a wonderful poem in the forum.

  • Puerī cantum audiunt atque fidicinem laudant.

    The boys hear the song and praise the lyre-player.

  • Tyrannus invidiā mōtus fidicinem vincī iubet.

    The tyrant, moved by envy, orders the musician to be defeated.

  • Nēmō nostrum invidiam amat sed carmen omnēs dēlectat.

    None of us loves envy, but the poem delights everyone.

  • Fidicen nōbilis fidibus carmen mīrum in theātrō canit.

    The famous lyre-player sings a wonderful poem in the theatre.

  • Piscātor rēmīs nāviculam rapidam per undās agit.

    The fisherman drives the swift boat through the waves with oars.

  • Delphīnus dorsum suum suprā aquam ostendit.

    The dolphin shows its back above the water.

  • Nāvigātiō longa nautās fessōs atque sitiēntēs facit.

    A long voyage makes the sailors tired and thirsty.

  • Nāvis vēlōx sub monte celsō celeriter nāvigat.

    The swift ship sails quickly below the high mountain.

  • Mercātor pecūniam parvī aestimat sed salūtem plūris.

    The merchant values money little, but safety more.

  • Cum perīculum appropinquāret nēmō dē salūte dēspērāvit.

    As danger approached, no one despaired of safety.

  • Fausta deōs precāta est ut fīlius salvus esset.

    Fausta prayed to the gods that her son might be safe.

  • Medicus manum secuit neque clāmōre perturbātus est.

    The doctor cut the hand and was not disturbed by the shout.

  • Vir cōnfitētur sē vērum ante iūdicem dīcere.

    The man admits that he is telling the truth before the judge.

  • Nūntius appāruit atque omnēs verbīs permōvit.

    The messenger appeared and moved everyone with his words.

  • Amīcus puerō suādet ut domī remanēat.

    The friend advises the boy to remain at home.

  • Timor magnus cēterōs ā maleficiō dēterret.

    A great fear deters the others from wrongdoing.

  • Testis cōnfitētur sē vērum ante iūdicem dīcere.

    The witness admits that he is telling the truth before the judge.

  • Nūntius repente appāruit atque omnēs verbīs permōvit.

    The messenger suddenly appeared and deeply moved everyone with his words.

  • Puer lapidem abicit atque parvum verbum adicit.

    The boy throws away the stone and adds a short word.

  • Cantus pulcher animōs auditōrum magnā laetitiā afficit.

    The beautiful song fills the listeners' minds with great joy.

  • Medicus vestem dētrahit ut corpus lūcī expōnat.

    The doctor removes the garment to expose the body to the light.

  • Fortūna virō dīvitias ēripuit sed spem nōn āmīsit.

    Fortune snatched the man's riches away, but he did not lose hope.

  • Cantus dulcis animōs auditōrum magnā laetitiā afficit.

    The sweet song fills the listeners' minds with great joy.

  • Rēx cīvī parcit atque eī domum redīre permittit.

    The king spares the citizen and allows him to return home.

  • Puer queritur quia frāter nummōs surripuit.

    The boy complains because his brother stole the coins.

  • Pater fīlium recognōvit atque eum domum redūxit.

    The father recognised his son and led him home.

  • Nauta dēsiluit postquam gubernātor nāvigātiōnem fīnīvit.

    The sailor jumped down after the helmsman finished the voyage.

  • Nōnnūllī perīcula subeunt ut pretiōsam rem servent.

    Some undergo dangers in order to save a precious object.

  • Vir ignārus locī viam ignōtam timet.

    The man unfamiliar with the place fears the unknown road.

  • Nōmen nōtum saepe amīcum ignōtum celat.

    A known name often hides an unknown friend.

  • Socius fallāx rārō fēlīcem exitum habet.

    A deceitful companion rarely has a fortunate outcome.

  • Lūcia sēsē interrogāvit quid prōtinus faceret.

    Lucia asked herself what she should do at once.

  • Nōnnumquam hominēs frūstrā labōrant atque inde discunt.

    Sometimes people work in vain and learn from it.

  • Repente lūmen appāruit quasi stella in marī.

    Suddenly a light appeared like a star on the sea.

  • Faustus sēsē vertit atque prōtinus inde discessit.

    Faustus turned around and immediately left from there.

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