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Capitulum VII

Puella et rosa

  • The dative, the recipient case
  • The reflexive pronoun sē
  • hic, haec, hoc for pointing things out
  • Place with in, ex and ē
  • Questions expecting yes or no

29 words

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Words seen

  • oculus eye
  • lacrima tear
  • speculum mirror
  • ōstiārius doorkeeper (the slave who opens and shuts the door)
  • mālum apple
  • pirum pear
  • ōsculum kiss
  • fōrmōsus beautiful, good-looking
  • plēnus full (plēnus + genitive: full of)
  • exspectō to wait for, to await
  • lacrimō to weep, to shed tears
  • teneō to hold
  • tergeō to wipe, to dry
  • claudō to shut, to close
  • vertō to turn, (sē vertere) to turn round
  • currō to run
  • aperiō to open
  • adveniō to arrive, to reach
  • īnsum to be in, to be inside
  • dō to give
  • adeō to go up to, to approach
  • exeō to go out, to leave
  • sē himself, herself, itself, themselves (refers back to the subject)
  • hic this (the one here, near me)
  • immō on the contrary, no indeed, yes indeed
  • nōnne surely…? (a question expecting the answer “yes”)
  • sōlum only (= tantum; nōn sōlum… sed etiam: not only… but also)
  • illīc there, over there
  • datīvus dative (the case of the receiver: to whom something is given)

Sentences seen

  • Puer māla et pira ex hortō ad vīllam portat.

    The boy carries apples and pears out of the garden to the country house.

  • Puella fōrmōsa mālum et pirum habet.

    The beautiful girl has an apple and a pear

  • Līvia nāsum suum fōrmōsum in speculō videt.

    Livia sees her fine nose in the mirror.

  • Multa māla et pirum in mēnsā sunt.

    There are many apples and one pear on the table.

  • Puella fōrmōsa mālum et pirum habet et oculōs in speculō videt.

    The pretty girl has an apple and a pear and sees her eyes in the mirror.

  • Tullia lacrimat, sed Līvia lacrimās eius terget.

    Tullia is weeping, but Livia wipes away her tears.

  • Ancilla oculōs puellae terget.

    The maidservant wipes the girl's eyes

  • Saccus servī plēnus pirōrum est.

    The slave's sack is full of pears.

  • Ancilla ōstium claudit et dominum exspectat.

    The maidservant shuts the door and waits for the master.

  • Puella lacrimat et oculōs terget.

    The girl is crying and wipes her eyes.

  • Puer lacrimat et oculōs terget sed ōstiārius ōstium claudit.

    The boy cries and wipes his eyes, but the doorkeeper closes the door.

  • Ecce saccus plēnus pirōrum: Cornēlius Titō et Līviae pirum dat.

    Here is a sack full of pears: Cornelius gives Titus and Livia a pear.

  • Titus ex ātriō exit et ad hortum currit.

    Titus goes out of the atrium and runs to the garden

  • Pater fīliae suae mālum dat.

    The father gives his daughter an apple.

  • Pater fīliīs suīs māla dat.

    The father gives his sons apples.

  • Ōstiārius ōstium aperit et ē vīllā exit

    The doorkeeper opens the door and goes out of the house.

  • Ōstiārius ōstium aperit puer ē vīllā exit et ad hortum currit.

    The doorkeeper opens the door; the boy leaves the house and runs towards the garden.

  • Nōnne fōrmōsa est haec rosa? Immō foeda est!

    Isn't this rose beautiful? On the contrary, it is ugly!

  • Puella sē in speculō videt et rīdet.

    The girl sees herself in the mirror and laughs

  • Speculum nōn hīc sed illīc est.

    The mirror is not here, but over there.

  • Puella fōrmōsa sē vertit et rīdet.

    The beautiful girl turns round and laughs.

  • Pater eī nōn sōlum mālum sed etiam pirum dat.

    The father gives her not only an apple but also a pear.

  • Ī in hortum, Tite !

    Go into the garden, Titus!

  • Cornēlius servō mālum dat.

    Cornelius gives an apple to the slave.

  • Domina ancillīs nummōs dat.

    The mistress gives coins to the maidservants.
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