Translation
under; beneath
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Examples
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He was sitting under a tree.
cucurrit.
He ran under the tree.
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They pitched camp at the foot of the mountain.
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He arrived towards nightfall.
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There is nothing new under the sun.
Sub is one of the two-case prepositions, and the case carries the meaning. With the ablative it is place-where: sub arbore sedet, he is sitting under the tree. With the accusative it is motion to a position underneath: sub arborem currit, he runs under the tree. Sub plus the accusative also handles time, meaning 'just before' or 'towards', as in sub noctem, 'towards nightfall'.
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 10: sub, modo, ante and 11 more words.