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| fēriae | holidays |
| sunt | are or there are |
| fēriae nunc sunt | it is now the holidays |
| inter feriās | during the holidays |
| in villā maritimā | in the country-house by the sea |
| ō beātās fēriās! | oh, the happy holidays! |
| in arēnā | on the sand |
| ōrae maritimae | of the sea coast |
| ancorae | anchors |
| et | and |
| catēnae | chains |
| nam | for |
| incolae | the inhabitants |
| nautae | sailors |
| magna est | great is (or is great) |
| audācia | the courage |
| nautārum | of sailors |
| procellās formīdant | they fear storms |
| nautās amō | I like sailors |
| ut | as |
| nautae | sailors |
| mē amant | like me |
| cum nautīs | with the sailors |
| in scaphīs | in boats [skiffs] |
| nāvigō | I sail [navigate] |
Compare the forms of the Plural ‘nautae,’ sailors, in the above sentences: nautae mē amant, sailors like me; nautās amō, I like sailors; audācia nautārum, the courage of sailors; cum nautīs, with sailors. Note that the ending -ae, like the English -s, has two different meanings: nautae = (1) sailor’s, (2) sailors.
Compare the different forms of the same word (Plural Number) in the following sentences:
- Villae bellae sunt. There are pretty country-houses, or The country-houses are pretty.
- Villās bellās amo. I love pretty contry-houses.
- Iānuae villārum bellārum sunt apertae. The doors of the pretty country-houses are open.
- In villīs bellīs habitant. They dwell in pretty country-houses.
