Wheelock XXIX Imperfect Subjunctive PresentImperfect Subjunctive of SumPossum

Wheelock XXIX Imperfect Subjunctive Present/Imperfect Subjunctive of Sum/Possum Result Clauses

Imperfect Subjunctive Super easy. Infinitive + personal ending 1 st Singular Plural laudārem laudārēmus 2 nd laudārēs laudārētis 3 rd laudāret laudārent

Present Subjunctive Sum AND Possum Singular 1. sim 2. sīs 3. sit possim possīs possit Plural 1. sīmus 2. sītis 3. sint possīmus possītis possint

Imperfect Subjunctive Sum AND Possum Singular 1. essem 2. essēs 3. esset possem possēs posset Plural 1. essēmus 2. essētis 3. essent possēmus possētis possent *In other words, the same as any other imperfect.

Translating Imperfect 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 them Other constructions may use were or would

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 flooding o She studied so diligently that she knew Latin like a boss o • Main clause (usually containing ita, tam, sīc or tantus) followed by ut + subjunctive Translate the verb as indicative

Result Clauses • Tanta fēcit ut urbem servāret. o • Tam strēnuē labōrat ut multa perficiat. o • He did such great things that he saved the city. He works so strenuously that he completes many things. Hoc tantā benevolentiā dīxit ut eōs nōn offenderet. o He said this with such great kindness that he did not offend them.

Translate Identify the subjunctive usage 1. Omnia vincit Amor; et nōs cēdāmus Amōrī. 2. Ita dūrus erās ut nōn amōre mollīrī possēs. 3. Quondam fuit in hāc rē pūblicā tanta virtūs ut virī fortēs cīvem perniciōsum ācriōribus poenīs quam acerbissimum hostem reprimerent. 4. Ita praeclāra est recuperātiō lībertātis ut nē mors quidem in hāc rē sit fugienda. (recuperātiō = recovery)

1. Praecepta tua sint brevia ut cito mentēs discipulōrum ea discant teneantque memoriā. 2. Nihil tam difficile est ut nōn possit studiō invēstīgārī. (invēstīgāre = to track down) 3. Tanta est vīs probitātis ut eam etiam in hoste dīligāmus.

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 = sand furtīvus, -a, -um = stolen, secret