Wheelock 33 Sentences

Front 1

Si id facit, prudens est.

Back 1

If he is doing this [and it is quite possible that he is], he is wise.

Hint 1

Present indicative in both clauses;
translate verbs as present indicatives.

Front 2

Si id fecit, prudens fuit.

Back 2

If he did this [and quite possibly he did], he was wise.

Hint 2

Simple fact past:Past tense (perfect or imperfect) indicative
in both clauses; translate verbs as past indicatives.

Front 3

Si id faciet, prudens erit.

Back 3

If he does (will do) this [and quite possibly he will], he will be wise.

Hint 3

Simple fact future (sometimes called "future more vivid")

Front 4

Si id faceret, prudens esset.

Back 4

If he were doing this [but in fact he is not], he would be wise [but he isn't].

Hint 4

Contrary to fact present: Imperfect
subjunctive in both clauses

Front 5

Si id fecisset, prudens fuisset.

Back 5

If he had done this [but he did not], he would have been wise [but he wasn't].

Hint 5

Contrary to fact past: Pluperfect
subjunctive in both clauses; translate with auxiliaries had and would
have.

Front 6

Si id faciat, prudens sit.

Back 6

If he should do this [and he may, or he may not], he would be wise.

Hint 6

Future less vivid (sometimes called "should-would"): Present subjunctive in both clauses; translate with auxiliaries should and would.

Front 7

Si hoc dicet, errabit

Back 7

if he says this, he will be wrong.

Front 8

Si hoc dicit, errat

Back 8

if he says this, he is wrong.

Front 9

Si hoc dicat, erret

Back 9

if he should say this, he would be wrong.

Front 10

Si hoc dixisset, erravisset

Back 10

if he had said this, he would have been wrong.

Hint 10

x

Front 11

Si hoc dixit. erravit

Back 11

if he said this. he was wrong.

Hint 11

x

Front 12

Si hoc diceret, erraret

Back 12

if he were saying this, he would be wrong.

Hint 12

x

Front 13

Si veniat, hoc videat

Back 13

if he should come, he would see this.

Hint 13

x

Front 14

Si venit, hoc vidit

Back 14

if he came, he saw this.

Hint 14

x

Front 15

Si veniret, hoc videret

Back 15

if he were coming, he would see this.

Hint 15

x

Front 16

Si veniet, hoc videbit

Back 16

if he comes, he will see this.

Hint 16

x

Front 17

Si venisset, hoc vidisset

Back 17

if he had come, he would have seen this.

Hint 17

x

Front 18

Cum consilia hostium ab initio cognovisses, primo tamen ullum auxilium offerre aut etiam centum milites promittere noluisti.

Back 18

Though you knew the enemy's plans from the beginning, nevertheless you at first did not wish to offer any aid or send forth even a hundred soldiers

Hint 18

x

Front 19

Si divitiae et invidia nos ab amore et honore usque prohibent, dIvitesne vere sumus?

Back 19

If wealth and jealousy always hold us back from love and honor, are we truly wealthy?

Hint 19

x

Front 20

Dummodo exercitus opem mox ferat, moenia urbis celeriter conservare poterimus.

Back 20

So long as the army soon brings help, we shall be able to protect the walls of the city

Hint 20

x

Front 21

Si divitiae et invidia nos ab amore et honore usque prohibent, divitesne vere sumus?

Back 21

If wealth and jealousy always hold us back from love and honor, are we truly wealthy?

Hint 21

x

Front 22

Pauper quidem non erit par ceteris nisi scientiam ingeniumve habebit;
si haec habeat, autem, multi magnopere invideant.

Back 22

A poor man will certainly not be equal to others unless he has knowledge or talent, if he should have these, however, many would be greatly envious

Front 23

Nisi insidiae paterent, ferrum eius maxime timeremus

Back 23

If his treachery were not lying open, we would fear his sword most greatly

Front 24

Si quis rogabit quid nunc discas, refer te artem non mediocrem sed
utilissimam ac difficillimam discere.

Back 24

If anyone will ask what you are now learning, answer that you are learning an art not normal, but very useful and very difficult

Front 25

Leges ita scribantur ut divites et plebs - etiam pauper sine asse sint pares

Back 25

Let the laws be thus written so that the rich and commoners - even the poor man without an ass - may be equals

Front 26

Si custodiae duriores fortioresque ad casam tuam contendissent, heu, nulla quam tanta scelera suscepisses et hi omnes non occidissent.

Back 26

If stricter and stronger guards had rushed to your house, oh, never would you have undertaken so many crimes and all these men would not have died

Front 27

Durum exsilium tam acrem mentem uno anno mollire non poterit

Back 27

Harsh exile will not be able to soften so bitter a mind in one year

Front 28

Propter omnes rumores pessimos (qui non erant veri), natae suaves eius magnopere dolebant et dormire non poterant

Back 28

Because of all the very bad rumors (which were not true), his sweet daughters were weeping very much and could not sleep

Front 29

If those philosophers should come soon, you would be happier.

Back 29

Si mox veniant illi philosophi, felicior sis

Front 30

If you had not answered very wisely, they would have hesitated to offer us peace.

Back 30

Nisi prudentissime respondissetis, pacem offerre dubitavissent

Front 31

Illa femina sapientissima, cum id semel cognovisset, ad eos celerrime se contulit et omnes opes suas praebuit.

Back 31

Since that very wise woman knew it at one time, she swiftly betook herself and offered all her resources

Front 32

If anyone does these three things well, he will live better.

Back 32

Si quis haec tria faciet, melius vivet

Front 33

If you were willing to read better books, you would most certainly learn more.

Back 33

Si velletis meliores legere libros, certissime plura disceretis

Front 34

Si vis pacem, para bellum.
(Flavius Vegetius - para: prepare for)

Back 34

If you wish for peace, prepare for war

Front 35

Arma sunt parvi pretii, nisi vero consilium est in patria.
(Cicero - pretium,-ii: value)

Back 35

Weapons are of little value, if there is really not a plan in the country

Front 36

Salus omnium una nocte certe missa esset, nisi illa severitas contra istos suscepta esset.
(Cicero - severitas, -tatis.)

Back 36

Everyone's safety would certainly have been lost in one night, if that severiity had not been free from that danger

Front 37

Si quid de me posse agi putabis, id ages - si tu ipse ab isto periculo eris liber
(Cicero)

Back 37

If you think something can be done about me, you will do it - if you yourself will be free from that danger

Hint 37

x

Front 38

Si essem mihi conscius ullIus culpae, aequo animo hoc malum ferrem. (Phaedrus - conscius, -a, -urn: conscious.)

Back 38

If I were conscious of any fault for myself, I would bear it with a calm mind

Hint 38

x

Front 39

Dicis te vere malle fortunam et mores antiquae plebis; sed si quis ad illa subito te agat, illum modum vitae recuses.
(Horace.)

Back 39

You say that you truly prefer the prosperity and customs of the ancient plebs; but if someone should urge you to them, you would refuse that way of life

Hint 39

x

Front 40

Minus saepe erres, si scias quid nescias.
(Publilius Syrus.)

Back 40

You would err less, if you should know what you do not know

Hint 40

x

Front 41

Dices "heu" si te in specula videris. (Horace.)

Back 41

You will say "ah!" if you will have seen yourself in a mirror

Hint 41

x

Front 42

Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se quam quod ridiculos homines facit.
(Juvenal.- nil = nihil. - quod: the fact that.)

Back 42

Poverty holds nothing unhappy within itself harsher than that it makes men a laughing-stock

Hint 42

x

Front 43

Si ratio ducit, felix es

Back 43

If reason leads, you are happy

Front 44

Si pecuniam amavisses, sapientia caruisses.

Back 44

If you had loved money, you would have lacked wisdom.

Front 45

Si ratio ducet, felix eris

Back 45

If reason leads, you will be happy

Front 46

Si ratio ducat, felixsis

Back 46

If reason should lead, you would be happy.

Front 47

Si ratio duceret, felix esses

Back 47

If reason were leading, you would be happy

Front 48

Si ratio duxisset, felix fuisses.

Back 48

If reason had led, you would have been happy

Front 49

Si pecuniam amas, sapientia cares

Back 49

If you (sg.) love money, you lack wisdom

Front 50

Si pecuniam amabis, sapientia carebis.

Back 50

If you love money, you will lack wisdom

Front 51

Si pecuniam ames, sapientia careas.

Back 51

If you should love money, you would lack wisdom

Front 52

Si pecuniam amares, sapientia careres

Back 52

If you were in love with money, you would lack wisdom

Front 53

Si veritatem quaerimus scientiam invenimus

Back 53

If we seek the truth, we find knowledge

Front 54

Si veritatem quaerimus scientiam inveniemus

Back 54

If we seek the truth, we shall find knowledge

Front 55

Si veritatem quaeramus, scientiam inveniamus.

Back 55

If we should seek the truth, we would find knowledge

Front 56

Si veritatem quaereremus, scientiam inveniremus.

Back 56

If we were seeking the truth, we would find knowledge.

Front 57

Si veritatem quaesivissemus,scientiam invenissemus

Back 57

If we had sought the truth, we would have found knowledge

Front 58

Nisi iram vitabitis, duos amicos amittetis

Back 58

If you do not avoid anger, you will lose your two friends

Front 59

Nisi iram vitavissetis, quinque amicos amisissetis

Back 59

If you had not avoided anger you would have lost yourfive friends

Front 60

Nisi iram vitetis, muitos amicos amittatis.

Back 60

If you should not avoid anger (if you should fail to avoid anger),you would lose many friends

Front 61

Nisi iram vitaretis, multos amicos amitteretis

Back 61

.If you were not avoiding anger, you would be losing many friends

Front 62

Nisi iram vitatis, multos amicos amittitis

Back 62

If you do not avoid anger, you are losing many friends.

Front 63

Nisi iram vitavistis, multos amicos amisistis

Back 63

If you did not avoid anger, you lost many friends

Front 64

Si quis bonos mores habet, eum laudamus.

Back 64

If anyone has a good character, we praise him

Front 65

Si quis bonos mores habuisset, cum laudavissemus.

Back 65

If anyone had had a good character, we would have praised him

Front 66

Si quis bonos mores habeat, eum laudemus.

Back 66

If anyone should have a good character, we would praise him.

Front 67

Si quis bonos mores habuit, eum laudavimus (laudabamus)

Back 67

If anyone had a good character, we praised (used to praise) him

Front 68

Si quis bonos mores haberet, eum laudaremus

Back 68

If anyone were in possession of a good character, we would praise him.

Front 69

Si quis bonos mores habebit, eum laudabimus.

Back 69

If anyone has agood character, we shall praise him.

Front 70

Si isti vincent,discedemus

Back 70

If those men win, we shall depart.

Front 71

Si isti vincant, discedamus.

Back 71

If those men should win, we would depart

Front 72

Si isti vicissent, discessissemus.

Back 72

If those men had won, we would have departed.

Front 73

Si libros bene legisses, melius scripsisses

Back 73

If you had read books well, you would have written better

Front 74

Si libros bene leges, melius scribes.

Back 74

If you read books well, you will write better

Front 75

Si libros bene legitis, melius scribas.

Back 75

If you should read books well, you would write better