SENTENTIAE - Chapter 5 Flashcards
Officium līberōs virōs semper vocābat.
Duty was always calling (always used to call) free men.
Habēbimusne multōs virōs et fēminās magnōrum animōrum?
Will we have many men and women of great spirit?
Perīcula bellī nōn sunt parva, sed patria tua tē vocābit et agricolae adiuvābunt.
The dangers of war are not small, but your country will call you and the farmers will assist.
Propter culpās malōrum patria nostra nōn valēbit.
Because of the crimes of wicked men our country will not thrive.
Mora animōs nostrōs superābat et remedium nōn habēbāmus.
The tense sign -bā- is employed in all four conjugations for the imperfect tense.
laudā-ba-m monē-ba-m ag + ē + ba-m aud + iē + ba-m cap + iē + ba-m
Delay was conquering our courage and we did not have a solution.
Multī in agrīs heri manēbant et Rōmānōs iuvābant.
Many men stayed in the fields and were helping the Romans.
Paucī virī dē cūrā animī cōgitābant.
Few men were thinking about the care of the soul.
Propter īram in culpā estis et crās poenās dabitis.
You are at fault because of your anger and tomorrow you will pay the penalty.
Vērum ōtium nōn habēs, vir stulte!
You do not have true leisure, foolish man!
Nihil est sine culpā; sumus bonī, sī paucās habēmus.
Nothing is without fault; we are good men if we have few.
Poēta amīcae multās rosās, dōna pulchra, et bāsia dabat.
The poet used to give many roses, beautiful gifts and kisses to his girlfriend.
Will war and destruction always remain in our land?
Semperne remanēbunt bellum et exitium in partriā nostrā
Does money satisfy the greedy man?
Satiatne pecūnia virum avārum.
Therefore, you (sg.) will save the reputation of our foolish boys.
Fāmam, igitur, puerōrum stultōrum nostrōrum servābis.
Money and glory were conquering the soul of a good man.
Pecūnia et glōria animum virī bonī superābant.
