An Elementary Pali Course
Exercise 18-A: Translate into English.
1. "Nam'atthu* satthuno."
may praise be / to the teacher
"Praise be to the teacher!"
2. "Tayaa suta.m dhamma.m amhe'pi saavehi."
by you / heard / doctrine / us-too / cause to hear
"Make us also hear the doctrine heard by you.
3. Satthaa saavake (or saavakehi) dhamma.m desaapeti.
teacher / disciples / Dhamma / causes to preach
The teacher gets the disciples to preach the Dhamma.
4. Pitaa putta.m gaama.m gameti.
father / son / [to] village / causes to go
The father makes the son go to the village.
5. Maataa attano dhiitara.m nahaapetvaa paa.thasaala.m pesesi.
mother / own / daughter / having caused to bathe /
[to] school / sent
The mother got her own daughter to bathe and sent her to
the school.
* Namo + atthu = nam'atthu.
atthu -- Benedictive mood 3rd person singular of asa (to be).