Latin Subjunctive -2

As the Latin subjunctive mood covers a diverse meanings as shown below (for instance) it is better to have some general ideas covering all or most of the these meanings than to study and memorize one by one. I have tried to this generalization. Only one very general idea is good but I have not been successful to find it.

Uses of the Subjunctive (defined below)
Main clauses	Subordinate clauses
Potential Subj. Optative Subj. Volitive Subj. Hortatory Subj. Jussive Subj. Prohibitive Subj. Concessive Subj. Deliberative Subj.	Purpose Clause Relative Clause of Characteristic Result Clause Fear Clause Causal Clause Cum Temporal Cum...Tum Antequam/Postquam Dum Clause Substantive Clause Volitive Subst. Clause/Indirect Imperatives Optative Subst. Clause Result Subst. Clause Quin Subst. Clause Indirect Questions Adversitive Clause Subj. by Attraction Logical Conditions Ideal Conditions Future Less Vivid Unreal Conditions Present Contrary to Fact Past Contrary to Fact General Conditions Present General Past General Condition of Comparison

The following is one of the possible general ideas I have found. The following explanation on Relative Clause of Characteristic gave me a hint.


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Relative Clause of Characteristic

o Expresses a quality or characteristic for a general or unspecific antecent/set of people.

o Introduced by the relative pronoun (form of qui), negative non qui.

o The negative can also be introduced by quin which is a contraction of qui + non.

o Non is sum qui improbos laudem. I am not the sort of man who praises the wicked.
[Compare: non is sum qui improbo laudo. I am not that (specific) man who is praising the wicked.)

o Nemo est quin saepe audierit. There is no one who has not often heard.

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My note: This does not apply only to people and can apply to things too.

Subjunctive itself has a function of expressing generalization as shown above. The point is that the generalization by subjunctive is not a full generalization but a partial or limited generalization - limited by the subjunctive clause.

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