Latin Subjunctive -4

Now we have two weapons - big one potential and not big but potentially workable one to some degree.

We have already introduced purpose clause in Latin Subjunctive -3.

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There is no infinitive of purpose in Latin. Instead, the Romans use the subordinate conjunctive ut/ne + the subjunctive mood to express purpose.

Edimus ut vivamus. We eat in order to live.

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A purpose is surely potemtial - not realzed - as well as realted with will.

Some more expamles.

habes locum ubi sedeas. = "you have a place to sit" or "... where you should sit."

Pugnamus ne superemur: We are fighting so as not to be defeatedNon pugnabamus ut superaremur: We were not fighting so as to be defeated

Quintus donum Scintillae dedit ut eum amet - Quintus gave Scintilla a gift so that she would love him.
Fabius equos domum duxit ne tempestate timerentur - Fabius brought the horses home lest they be frightened by the storm.
Marcus Graeciam fugit ut matrem suam Romae inveniret - Marcus fled Greece to find his mother in Rome.
Currit ut nuntium videre. He ran to see the messenger.
Missi sunt ut acciperent cibum = they were sent to get food, so that they might get food, in order to get food, for the purpose of obtaining food.


Tabernam ambulamus ut ancillam videremus. We are walking to the shop in order to see the slave-girl.


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