For questions about the mood known as conjunctive or subjunctive.
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Why doesn't Caesar use the subjunctive consistently?
In the Commentaries, Caesar writes:
Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae, propterea quod a cultu atque humanitate provinciae longissime absunt, minimeque ad eos mercatores saepe commeant atque ea quae ad effeminandos animos pertinent important
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Help finding the use of the subjunctive
In the sentence, "centurio nos rogavit ut captivos custodiremus," what is the use of the subjunctive. It's not a cum clause, indirect question, or result clause. That leaves purpose and indirect command. They would be translated as "we asked the…
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What are the meaning and usage of quodsi?
quodsi is a conj. meaning "but if", with "adversary force". Does it lead a conditional clause or a concession one? What does "but if" mean actually? Thanks.
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Why would the subjunctive be used when the indicative seems to be required?
In the following passage from Fabulae Faciles:
Amāzonēs impetum virōrum fortissimē sustinuērunt, et contrā opīniōnem
omnium tantam virtūtem praestitērunt ut multōs eōrum occīderint,
multōs etiam in fugam coniēcerint. Virī enim novō genere…
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et indicating two separate adjectives or one adjective qualifying another
In the following sentence the Loeb translated it into English as shown:
His diebus locis temperatis et maritimis messis conficitur... ("During these days the harvest finishes in temperate places near the sea...")
Just looking at it naively I would…
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