Imperfect Subjunctive PresentImperfect Subjunctive of SumPossum Result Clauses Imperfect Subjunctive Super easy Infinitive personal ending Singular Plural 1 st laudārem laudārēmus ID: 266567
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Wheelock XXIX
Imperfect Subjunctive
Present/Imperfect Subjunctive of Sum/Possum
Result ClausesSlide2
Imperfect Subjunctive
Super easy.
Infinitive + personal ending
Singular Plural
1
st
laudārem
laudārēmus
2
nd
laudārēs
laudārētis
3
rd
laudāret
laudārentSlide3
Present Subjunctive
Sum
AND
Possum
Singular
1.
sim
possim
2.
sīs
possīs
3.
sit
possit
Plural
1.
sīmus
possīmus
2.
sītis
possītis
3.
sint
possintSlide4
Imperfect Subjunctive
Sum AND Possum
Singular
1.
essem
possem2. essēs possēs3. esset possetPlural1. essēmus possēmus2. essētis possētis3. essent possent
*In other words, the same as any other imperfect.Slide5
Translating Imperfect Subjunctive
Subjunctive
really
depends on it's usage; that being said, purpose clauses using the past tense use
might
instead of
may
. That is, when speculating that events might have been other than they were, use might.Purpose clauses:Hoc dīxit ut eōs iuvāret; he said this so that he might help them or in order to help themOther constructions may use were or wouldSlide6
Result Clauses
Purpose clause answers
why
it was done?
Result clause answer what was the
outcome
?
It was raining so hard that the streets are floodingShe studied so diligently that she knew Latin like a bossMain clause (usually containing ita, tam, sīc or tantus) followed by ut + subjunctiveTranslate the verb as indicativeSlide7
Result Clauses
Tanta
fēcit
ut
urbem
servāret
.
He did such great things that he saved the city.Tam strēnuē labōrat ut multa perficiat.He works so strenuously that he completes many things.Hoc tantā benevolentiā dīxit
ut
eōs
nōn offenderet
.
He said this with
such great
kindness
that
he did not offend
them.Slide8
Translate
Identify the subjunctive usage
Omnia vincit Amor; et nōs cēdāmus Amōrī.
Ita dūrus erās ut nōn amōre mollīrī possēs.
Quondam fuit in hāc rē pūblicā tanta virtūs ut virī fortēs cīvem perniciōsum ācriōribus poenīs quam acerbissimum hostem reprimerent.
Ita praeclāra est recuperātiō lībertātis ut nē mors quidem in hāc rē sit fugienda.
(recuperātiō = recovery)Slide9
Praecepta tua sint brevia ut cito mentēs discipulōrum ea discant teneantque
memoriā.
Nihil tam difficile est ut nōn possit studiō invēstīgārī. (invēstīgāre = to track down)
Tanta est vīs probitātis ut eam etiam in hoste dīligāmus.Slide10
Quaeris, Lesbia, quot bāsia tua sint mihi satis? Tam multa bāsia quam magnus numerus Libyssae harēnae aut quam sīdera multa quae, ubi tacet nox, furtīvōs amōrēs hominum vident--tam bāsia multa (nēmō numerum scīre potest) sunt satis Catullō īnsānō
!
quot
...
sint
= how many...are
Libyssae
= Libyan, African; harēna = sandfurtīvus, -a, -um = stolen, secret