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30.1 Magister the teacher librum book facit makes cum with discipulīs students
30.2 Puer the boy pulchrum beautiful hortum garden facit makes prō for mātre mother
30.3 Mīles the soldier iter journey ad to castra camp facit makes
30.4 Rēx the king pācem peace cum with hostibus enemies facit makes
30.5 Agricola the farmer multum much labōrem work facit does in in agrō field
30.6 Pater father mihi for me dōnum gift facit makes
30.7 Fēmina the woman cēnam dinner magnam large facit makes familiā family suā her
30.8 Senātor the senator ōrātiōnem speech longam long facit makes in in forō forum
30.9 Mercātor the merchant pecūniam money multam much facit makes in in urbe city
30.10 Nāutae the sailors sacra sacred rites ad to mare sea faciunt make
30.11 Amīcus friend meus my magnum great iter journey facit makes per through Italiam Italy
30.12 Puerī the boys lūdum game novum new faciunt make in in viā street
30.13 Poēta the poet carmina poems magnī great facit makes dē about amōre love
30.14 Coquus the cook cibum food bonum good facit makes in in culīnā kitchen
30.15 Nōs we opus work magnum great facimus make prō for patriā country
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30.1 Magister cum discipulīs librum facit. The teacher makes a book with the students.
30.2 Pulchrum hortum puer prō mātre facit. The boy makes a beautiful garden for his mother.
30.3 Ad castra mīles iter facit. The soldier makes a journey to the camp.
30.4 Cum hostibus rēx pācem facit. The king makes peace with the enemies.
30.5 Agricola in agrō multum labōrem facit. The farmer does much work in the field.
30.6 Pater mihi dōnum facit. Father makes a gift for me.
30.7 Fēmina cēnam magnam familiā suā facit. The woman makes a large dinner for her family.
30.8 Ōrātiōnem longam senātor in forō facit. The senator makes a long speech in the forum.
30.9 Mercātor in urbe pecūniam multam facit. The merchant makes much money in the city.
30.10 Sacra ad mare nāutae faciunt. The sailors make sacred rites at the sea.
30.11 Magnum iter per Italiam amīcus meus facit. My friend makes a great journey through Italy.
30.12 Lūdum novum in viā puerī faciunt. The boys make a new game in the street.
30.13 Carmina pulchra dē amōre poēta facit. The poet makes beautiful poems about love.
30.14 Cibum bonum coquus in culīnā facit. The cook makes good food in the kitchen.
30.15 Opus magnum prō patriā nōs facimus. We make a great work for our country.
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30.1 Magister cum discipulīs librum facit.
30.2 Pulchrum hortum puer prō mātre facit.
30.3 Ad castra mīles iter facit.
30.4 Cum hostibus rēx pācem facit.
30.5 Agricola in agrō multum labōrem facit.
30.6 Pater mihi dōnum facit.
30.7 Fēmina cēnam magnam familiā suā facit.
30.8 Ōrātiōnem longam senātor in forō facit.
30.9 Mercātor in urbe pecūniam multam facit.
30.10 Sacra ad mare nāutae faciunt.
30.11 Magnum iter per Italiam amīcus meus facit.
30.12 Lūdum novum in viā puerī faciunt.
30.13 Carmina pulchra dē amōre poēta facit.
30.14 Cibum bonum coquus in culīnā facit.
30.15 Opus magnum prō patriā nōs facimus.
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For English speakers, "faciō" is a key verb to master. Here's what you need to know: -
Principal Parts: -
faciō (present) -
facere (infinitive) -
fēcī (perfect) -
factum (supine) -
Present Tense Forms: -
faciō (I make/do) -
facis (you make/do) -
facit (he/she/it makes/does) -
facimus (we make/do) -
facitis (you all make/do) -
faciunt (they make/do) -
Important Features: -
Third conjugation -iō verb -
Takes direct objects in accusative case -
Often used with abstract objects (like pācem facere = "to make peace") -
Can combine with nouns to form expressions (iter facere = "to journey") -
Common Constructions: -
With direct object: "librum facit" (makes a book) -
With purpose: "prō patriā facit" (does for the country) -
With indirect object: "mihi facit" (makes for me)
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For English speakers, understanding "faciō" requires cultural context: -
Roman Productivity: -
Romans valued active doing and making -
Manual and intellectual work both used "faciō" -
Different from English split between "do" and "make" -
Social Context: -
Different classes "made" different things -
Poets "made" poems -
Farmers "made" crops grow -
Politicians "made" speeches and laws -
Historical Usage: -
Common in military contexts -
Important in religious ritual descriptions -
Key verb in legal language -
Modern Relevance: -
Root of English words like "factory," "fact" -
Similar to Romance language verbs (French "faire," Spanish "hacer") -
Important for understanding Roman technical texts
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Part F-A (Interleaved Text)
From Vergil's Aeneid (1.4):
multa many things quoque also et and bellō in war passus having suffered dum until conderet he might found urbem a city inferretque and might bring deōs the gods Latiō to Latium genus race unde from where Latīnum Latin Albānīque and the Alban patrēs fathers atque and altae high moenia walls Rōmae of Rome
"Also having suffered many things in war, until he might found a city and bring the gods to Latium, from where came the Latin race and the Alban fathers and the high walls of Rome"
This passage shows how "faciō" and its compounds (like "conderet" from "condere") are used to describe acts of creation and establishment in Roman literature. The founding of Rome itself is described as an act of making.
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"conderet" is subjunctive form of compound verb from "con" + "faciō" -
Shows purpose clause with "dum" -
Demonstrates how "making" applies to city-founding -
Links physical and cultural creation
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Here are translations of sentences 30.16-30.30:
30.16 A skilled craftsman makes a beautiful statue from marble.
30.17 Students first make their work in school.
30.18 An architect makes a new temple for the great gods.
30.19 Slaves make a house from wood and stone.
30.20 A craftsman makes the best sword for the soldier.
30.21 A wife makes beautiful clothes for the children.
30.22 An old man makes a garden full of flowers.
30.23 Painters make pictures of the gods on walls.
30.24 Sailors make a new ship from the best woods.
30.25 A consul makes new laws for the citizens.
30.26 Farmers make a large villa near the sea.
30.27 Priests make great sacrifices to the gods.
30.28 Poets make songs about ancient wars.
30.29 Merchants make a new road between cities.
30.30 A mother makes good food for her children.
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Key Grammar Points: - Facit/faciunt = makes/make (3rd person singular/plural) - Dative case (mihī, tibi, etc.) indicates "for whom" something is made - Ablative case (ex/ē + abl., or simple ablative) shows material or origin
30.16 Artifex perītus statuam pulchram ē marmore facit. A skilled craftsman makes a beautiful statue from marble.
30.17 Discipulī prīmum opus suum in scholā faciunt. The students make their first work in school.
30.18 Architectus templum novum deīs magnīs facit. The architect makes a new temple for the great gods.
30.19 Servī domum ex lignō et saxō faciunt. The slaves make a house from wood and stone.
30.20 Faber gladium optimum mīlitī facit. The craftsman makes the best sword for the soldier.
30.21 Uxor vestimenta pulchra līberīs facit. The wife makes beautiful clothes for the children.
30.22 Senex hortum plenum flōrum facit. The old man makes a garden full of flowers.
30.23 Pictōrēs imaginēs deōrum in parietibus faciunt. The painters make images of the gods on the walls.
30.24 Nautae nāvem novam ex lignīs optimīs faciunt. The sailors make a new ship from the best woods.
30.25 Cōnsul lēgēs novās prō cīvibus facit. The consul makes new laws for the citizens.
30.26 Agricolae vīllam magnam prope mare faciunt. The farmers make a large villa near the sea.
30.27 Sacerdōtēs sacrificia magna diīs faciunt. The priests make great sacrifices to the gods.
30.28 Poētae carmina dē bellīs antīquīs faciunt. The poets make songs about ancient wars.
30.29 Mercātōrēs viam novam inter urbēs faciunt. The merchants make a new road between cities.
30.30 Māter cibōs bonōs līberīs suīs facit. Mother makes good foods for her children.
30.16 Artifex perītus statuam pulchram ē marmore facit.
30.17 Discipulī prīmum opus suum in scholā faciunt.
30.18 Architectus templum novum deīs magnīs facit.
30.19 Servī domum ex lignō et saxō faciunt.
30.20 Faber gladium optimum mīlitī facit.
30.21 Uxor vestimenta pulchra līberīs facit.
30.22 Senex hortum plenum flōrum facit.
30.23 Pictōrēs imaginēs deōrum in parietibus faciunt.
30.24 Nautae nāvem novam ex lignīs optimīs faciunt.
30.25 Cōnsul lēgēs novās prō cīvibus facit.
30.26 Agricolae vīllam magnam prope mare faciunt.
30.27 Sacerdōtēs sacrificia magna diīs faciunt.
30.28 Poētae carmina dē bellīs antīquīs faciunt.
30.29 Mercātōrēs viam novam inter urbēs faciunt.
30.30 Māter cibōs bonōs līberīs suīs facit.
In this craft and creation narrative section, we see "faciō" used in various important ways: -
Materials and Methods: -
Using "ē/ex" + ablative to show material: "ē marmore facit" -
Using instrumental ablative: "lignō et saxō" -
Showing purpose with dative: "deīs magnīs facit" -
Complex Objects: -
Direct objects with modifiers: "statuam pulchram" -
Objects with descriptive genitives: "imaginēs deōrum" -
Objects with location phrases: "in parietibus" -
Agent Variations: -
Different social classes as subjects -
Both singular and plural forms -
Various occupations showing specialized creation -
Syntax Patterns: -
Standard order: Subject + Object + Verb -
Variable placement for emphasis -
Use with multiple modifying phrases
This genre section particularly emphasizes how "faciō" describes physical creation and crafting, showing its concrete meaning alongside the more abstract uses seen in the main lesson.
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30.16 Artifex craftsman perītus skilled statuam statue pulchram beautiful ē from marmore marble facit makes
30.17 Discipulī students prīmum first opus work suum their in in scholā school faciunt make
30.18 Architectus architect templum temple novum new deīs for the gods magnīs great facit makes
30.19 Servī slaves domum house ex from lignō wood et and saxō stone faciunt make
30.20 Faber craftsman gladium sword optimum best mīlitī for the soldier facit makes
30.21 Uxor wife vestimenta clothes magnī great līberīs for the children facit makes
30.22 Senex old man hortum garden plenum full flōrum of flowers facit makes
30.23 Pictōrēs painters imaginēs pictures deōrum of the gods in in parietibus walls faciunt make
30.24 Nautae sailors nāvem ship novam new ex from lignīs woods optimīs best faciunt make
30.25 Cōnsul consul lēgēs laws novās new prō for cīvibus citizens facit makes
30.26 Agricolae farmers vīllam villa magnam large prope near mare sea faciunt make
30.27 Sacerdōtēs priests sacrificia sacrifices magna great diīs to the gods faciunt make
30.28 Poētae poets carmina songs dē about bellīs wars antīquīs ancient faciunt make
30.29 Mercātōrēs merchants viam road novam new inter between urbēs cities faciunt make
30.30 Māter mother cibōs foods bonōs good līberīs for children suīs her facit makes
30.31 M.: Quid hodiē facis, magister carissime? Marcus: What are you doing today, dearest teacher?
30.32 L.: Librum novum dē artibus liberālibus faciō. Lucius: I am making a new book about the liberal arts.
30.33 M.: Cūr hoc opus facis? Marcus: Why do you make this work?
30.34 L.: Ut discipulī meī sapientiōrēs fīant. Lucius: So that my students may become wiser.
30.35 M.: Egō quoque librum facere volō. Marcus: I also want to make a book.
30.36 L.: Quid dē librō tuō facere cōgitās? Lucius: What do you think about making of your book?
30.37 M.: Dē animālibus quae in hortō meō videō scribere volō. Marcus: I want to write about the animals which I see in my garden.
30.38 L.: Rem bonam facere cupis, sed prīmum multum studēre dēbēs. Lucius: You desire to do a good thing, but first you ought to study much.
30.39 M.: Quōmodō id optimē faciam? Marcus: How should I do this best?
30.40 L.: Cotīdiē pauca sed bene facere dēbēs. Lucius: You ought to do few things but well each day.
30.41 M.: Nōnne tū quoque initium parvum fēcistī? Marcus: Surely you also made a small beginning?
30.42 L.: Certē! Et multōs errōrēs fēcī antequam doctus fierem. Lucius: Certainly! And I made many mistakes before I became learned.
30.43 M.: Ergō hodiē initium faciam! Marcus: Therefore today I shall make a beginning!
30.44 L.: Sapientiam magnam iam facis, care discipule. Lucius: You already make great wisdom, dear student.
30.45 M.: Grātiās tibi agō, quī mē meliōrem facis. Marcus: I give thanks to you, who make me better.
30.31 M.: Quid hodiē facis, magister carissime?
30.32 L.: Librum novum dē artibus liberālibus faciō.
30.33 M.: Cūr hoc opus facis?
30.34 L.: Ut discipulī meī sapientiōrēs fīant.
30.35 M.: Egō quoque librum facere volō.
30.36 L.: Quid dē librō tuō facere cōgitās?
30.37 M.: Dē animālibus quae in hortō meō videō scribere volō.
30.38 L.: Rem bonam facere cupis, sed prīmum multum studēre dēbēs.
30.39 M.: Quōmodō id optimē faciam?
30.40 L.: Cotīdiē pauca sed bene facere dēbēs.
30.41 M.: Nōnne tū quoque initium parvum fēcistī?
30.42 L.: Certē! Et multōs errōrēs fēcī antequam doctus fierem.
30.43 M.: Ergō hodiē initium faciam!
30.44 L.: Sapientiam magnam iam facis, care discipule.
30.45 M.: Grātiās tibi agō, quī mē meliōrem facis.
This Erasmian dialogue demonstrates several key features: -
Grammatical Features: -
Use of "faciō" in various tenses: -
Present: facis, faciō -
Future: faciam -
Perfect: fēcistī, fēcī -
Infinitive constructions with "facere" -
Purpose clauses with "ut" -
Questions using interrogative particles -
Educational Elements: -
Teacher-student relationship -
Discussion of learning process -
Moral instruction through dialogue -
Emphasis on steady progress -
Stylistic Features: -
Short, clear exchanges -
Natural conversation flow -
Building complexity gradually -
Use of rhetorical questions -
Cultural Context: -
References to liberal arts education -
Emphasis on practical wisdom -
Value of careful preparation -
Importance of daily practice
The dialogue follows Erasmus's style by combining practical Latin instruction with moral teaching, using "faciō" to discuss both concrete actions and abstract concepts like "making progress" in learning.
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