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Latin grammar

Latin	English
Prima: Cur non reddidisti anulum quam tu invenisti?	First woman: Why didn’t you return the ring which you found?
Secunda: Non putavi esse necesse.	Second woman: I didn’t think it was necessary.
Prima: Quomodo?	First woman: Why?
Secunda: In anulo scriptum est: "Tuus in aeternum".	Second woman: On the ring it is written: "Yours for eternity".

Latin	English
Civis: Aliquis, custos, mihi magnam alapam duxit.	Citizen: Officer, someone gave me a hard slap.
Custos publicus: Quis erat ille vir?	Police officer: Who was that guy?
Civis: Nescio; sed autem vestigia illius digitorum in meo vultu sunt impressa.	Citizen: I dunno, but the marks of his fingers are printed on my face.

Latin	English
Mulier: Quomodo tantum potare assuevisti?	Woman: How did you become accustomed to drink so much?
Vir: Propter res familiares.	Man: Because of family matters.
Mulier: Fortasse tuum matrimonium est infelix?	Woman: Is your marriage unhappy, by any chance?
Vir: Non. Sed habeo tres affines qui omnes caupones sunt.	Man: No, but I have three relatives all of whom are innkeepers.