Caput XVI

Question 1

comes comitis m./f.

Sī causa mortis tuae fuī, comes quoque mortis tuae erō.

Answer 1

companion, sharer

If I was the cause of your death, I will also be a sharer of your death.

Question 2

hōra hōrae f.

Nōs ūna hōra coniūnxit.

Answer 2

hour

One hour joined us.

Question 3

perīculum perīculī n.

Eī dē perīculīs nārrāre dēsīderat.

Answer 3

danger

She desires to tell him about the dangers.

Question 4

urna urnae f.

Cinis duōrum amantium in ūnā urnā requiescit.

Answer 4

urn, vessel

The ash of the two lovers rests in one urn.

Question 5

audiō audīre audīvī audītum

Et deī et parentēs haec verba audīvērunt.

Answer 5

to hear

Both the gods and the parents heard these words.

Question 6

legō legere lēgī lectum

Legite fābulam, quaesō.

Answer 6

to read, to gather, to choose

Read the story, please.

Question 7

mittō mittere mīsī missum

Mē in mortem mittam.

Answer 7

to send

I will send myself into death.

Question 8

nōminō (1)

Pȳrame, tua tē cārissima Thisbē nominat!

Answer 8

to call, name

Pyramus, your dearest Thisbe calls you!

Question 9

pōnō pōnere posuī positum

Pōnite in hōc tumulō ūnō nōs quōs amor coniūnxit.

Answer 9

to put, to place

Put us whom love joined in this one grave.

Question 10

rapiō rapere rapuī raptum

Pȳrame, quis tē ā mē rapuit?

Answer 10

to seize, to carry off, to snatch

Pyramus, who snatched you from me?

Question 11

incertus a um

Fōrmam arboris videt, sed color pomī eam incertam facit.

Answer 11

uncertain, unsure

She sees the form of the tree, but the color of the fruit makes her uncertain.

Question 12

mortuus a um

Tū arbor, habē semper pōma purpurea, monumenta duōrum amantium mortuōrum.

Answer 12

dead

You, tree, always have purple fruits, (as) monuments of two dead lovers.

Question 13

atque

Ave atque vale.

Answer 13

and, and also

Hello and also goodbye.

Question 14

nam

Et deī et parentēs haec verba audīvērunt, nam color pōmī mōrī nōn iam albus est, sed purpureus.

Answer 14

for

Both the gods and the parents heard these words, for the color of the mulberry fruit is no longer white, but purple.

Question 15

nōn iam

Et deī et parentēs haec verba audīvērunt, nam color pōmī mōrī nōn iam albus est, sed pupureus.

Answer 15

no longer

Both the gods and the parents heard these words, for the color of the mulberry fruit is no longer white, but purple.

Question 16

cinis cineris m.

Cinis duōrum amantium in ūnā urnā requiescit.

Answer 16

ashes (specifically of a cremated corpse)

The ashes of the two lovers rest in one urn.

Question 17

monumentum monumentī n.

At tū arbor, habē semper pōma purpurea, monumenta duōrum amantium mortuōrum.

Answer 17

memorial, reminder

But you, tree, always have purple fruits (as) reminders of two dead lovers.

Question 18

aperiō aperīre aperuī apertum

Aperīte librōs, quaesō.

Answer 18

to open

Open the books, please.

Question 19

claudō claudere clausī clausum

Claudite librōs, quaesō.

Answer 19

to close

Close the books, please.

Question 20

at

At tū arbor, habē semper pōma purpurea, monumenta duōrum amantium mortuōrum.

Answer 20

but, yet
(introduces a contrary idea)

But you, tree, always have purple fruits (as) reminders of two dead lovers.

Question 21

companion, sharer

If I was the cause of your death, I will also be a sharer of your death.

Answer 21

comes comitis m./f.

Sī causa mortis tuae fuī, comes quoque mortis tuae erō.

Question 22

hour

One hour joined us.

Answer 22

hōra hōrae f.

Nōs ūna hōra coniūnxit.

Question 23

danger

She desires to tell him about the dangers.

Answer 23

perīculum perīculī n.

Eī dē perīculīs nārrāre dēsīderat.

Question 24

urn, vessel

The ash of the two lovers rests in one urn.

Answer 24

urna urnae f.

Cinis duōrum amantium in ūnā urnā requiescit.

Question 25

to hear ## Footnote Both the gods and the parents **heard** these words.

Answer 25

audiō audīre audīvī audītum ## Footnote Et deī et parentēs haec verba **audīvērunt**.

Question 26

to read, to gather, to choose ## Footnote **Read** the story, please.

Answer 26

legō legere lēgī lectum ## Footnote **Legite** fābulam, quaesō.

Question 27

to send ## Footnote I will **send** myself into death.

Answer 27

mittō mittere mīsī missum ## Footnote Mē in mortem **mittam**.

Question 28

to call, name ## Footnote Pyramus, your dearest Thisbe **calls** you!

Answer 28

nōminō (1) ## Footnote Pȳrame, tua tē cārissima Thisbē **nominat**!

Question 29

to put, to place ## Footnote **Put** us whom love joined in this one grave.

Answer 29

pōnō pōnere posuī positum ## Footnote **Pōnite** in hōc tumulō ūnō nōs quōs amor coniūnxit.

Question 30

to seize, to carry off, to snatch ## Footnote Pyramus, who **snatched** you from me?

Answer 30

rapiō rapere rapuī raptum ## Footnote Pȳrame, quis tē ā mē **rapuit**?

Question 31

uncertain, unsure ## Footnote She sees the form of the tree, but the color of the fruit makes her **uncertain**.

Answer 31

incertus a um ## Footnote Fōrmam arboris videt, sed color pomī eam **incertam** facit.

Question 32

dead ## Footnote You, tree, always have purple fruits, (as) monuments of two **dead** lovers.

Answer 32

mortuus a um ## Footnote Tū arbor, habē semper pōma purpurea, monumenta duōrum amantium **mortuōrum**.

Question 33

and, and also ## Footnote Hello **and also** goodbye.

Answer 33

atque ## Footnote Ave **atque** vale.

Question 34

for ## Footnote Both the gods and the parents heard these words, **for** the color of the mulberry fruit is no longer white, but purple.

Answer 34

nam ## Footnote Et deī et parentēs haec verba audīvērunt, **nam** color pōmī mōrī nōn iam albus est, sed purpureus.

Question 35

no longer ## Footnote Both the gods and the parents heard these words, for the color of the mulberry fruit is **no longer** white, but purple.

Answer 35

nōn iam ## Footnote Et deī et parentēs haec verba audīvērunt, nam color pōmī mōrī **nōn iam** albus est, sed pupureus.

Question 36

ashes ## Footnote **The ashes** of the two lovers rest in one urn.

Answer 36

cinis cineris m. ## Footnote **Cinis** duōrum amantium in ūnā urnā requiescit.

Question 37

memorial, reminder ## Footnote But you, tree, always have purple fruits (as) **reminders** of two dead lovers.

Answer 37

monumentum monumentī n. ## Footnote At tū arbor, habē semper pōma purpurea, **monumenta** duōrum amantium mortuōrum.

Question 38

to open ## Footnote **Open** the books, please.

Answer 38

aperiō aperīre aperuī apertum ## Footnote **Aperīte** librōs, quaesō.

Question 39

to close ## Footnote **Close** the books, please.

Answer 39

claudō claudere clausī clausum ## Footnote **Claudite** librōs, quaesō.

Question 40

but, yet (introduces a contrary idea) ## Footnote **But** you, tree, always have purple fruits (as) reminders of two dead lovers.

Answer 40

at ## Footnote **At** tū arbor, habē semper pōma purpurea, monumenta duōrum amantium mortuōrum.

Question 41

inquit ## Footnote "Tua tē manus," **inquit**, "amorque tuus necāvit."

Answer 41

he/she/it says he/she/it said ## Footnote "Your hand" **she said**, "and your love killed you."

Question 42

he/she/it says he/she/it said ## Footnote "Your hand" **she said**, "and your love killed you."

Answer 42

inquit ## Footnote "Tua tē manus," **inquit**, "amorque tuus necāvit."