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More Uses of the Subjunctive

Explore the intricate uses of the subjunctive mood in Latin, including optative, deliberative, and potential forms. This guide covers essential infinitive charts for key Latin verbs such as "laudo," "moneo," "rego," "capio," and "dormio." Each section provides examples and explanations, demonstrating how to express wishes and deliberations correctly. Understand the nuances between present, imperfect, and perfect subjunctive forms, and master their applications with clear, illustrative sentences. Perfect for learners and enthusiasts of Latin grammar!

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More Uses of the Subjunctive

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  1. More Uses of the Subjunctive Optative Deliberative Potential April 26, 2013

  2. Create Infinitive Charts For EachLatin AND English! • laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatus: praise • moneo, monēre, monui, monitus: warn • rego, regere, rexi, rectus: rule • capio, capere, cēpi, captus: capture • dormio, dormire, dormivi, dormitus: sleep

  3. Other Subjunctive Uses • Optative subjunctive: expresses a wish • Optatives are often introduced with utinam: “oh, if only…” or “if only…” • Use “ne” instead of “non” to make it negative • Present: use “may” • Imperfect: use “might” • Perfect: use “had”

  4. Optative Subjunctive • Utinampuellamatremamet. • If only the girl may love her mother. • (Utinam) puellamatremamaret. • If only the girl might love her mother. • (Utinam) puellamatremamavisset. • If only the girl had loved her mother.

  5. Deliberative Subjunctive • A sentence in which something is being considered or deliberated. • The negative uses “non” (not “ne”). • Present subjunctive: “Am I to..”, “Are you to…” etc. • Imperfect subjunctive: “Was I to…”, “Were you to…” etc.

  6. Deliberative Subjunctive • Amemmatrem? • Am I to love my mother? • Puellamatremamet? • Is the girl to love her mother? • Amaremmatrem? • Was I to love my mother? • Puellamatrem non amaret? • Was the girl not to love her mother?

  7. Potential Subjunctive • A sentence which expresses the opinion of the speaker as an opinion. • “Non” makes it negative. • Present: should • Imperfect: would have, might have, could have

  8. Potential Subjunctive • Quid facerem? What could I have done? • Urbemdelerinolim. I would not like the city to be destroyed.

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