Lat 106 S05

Satire

Grammar


This page contains a few grammar reminders. Consult as you wish. If you are serious about Latin and do not own a grammar, consider downloading Allen & Greenough for free, or purchasing [focus publ. | amz | abe] the excellent revised edition; also available online at Perseus. Many of the exx. below come from A&G.

Conditions
Type  
Protasis

Apodosis

Simple
Present

Present indicative
If he is tall

Present indicative
he is unlucky.

 
Past
Imperfect or perfect indicative
If he was tall
Imperfect or perfect indicative
he was unlucky.
Future
More vivid
Future indicative
If he is (shall be) tall
Future indicative
he will be unlucky.
 
 
Future perfect indicative
If he is (shall have been) tall
Future indicative
he will be unlucky.
 
Less vivid
Present subjunctive
If he should be tall
Present subjunctive
he would be unlucky.
 
 
Perfect subjunctive
If he should be (should have been) tall
Present subjunctive
he would be unlucky.
Contrary to Fact
Present
Imperfect subjunctive
If he were tall
Imperfect subjunctive
he would be unlucky.
 
Past
Pluperfect subjunctive
If he had been tall
Pluperfect subjunctive
He would have been unlucky.
General
Present
2nd sing. present subjunctive
If anyone drinks anti-freeze
Present indicative
something bad happens.
 
 
Perfect indicative
If he says something
Present indicative
people listen.
 
Past
Pluperfect indicative / subjunctive
If he said something
Imperfect indicative
people always listened.

Adverbial Clauses (qualify independent clause: how, why when?)
Type  
Independent

Dependent

Result/Consec.
A&G 536
Pos. (ut)

tanta vis probitatis est
So great is the power of goodness

ut eam in hoste diligamus
that we love it even in an enemy.

Neg. (ut non)
nemo adeo ferus est
No one is so savage
ut non metescere possit.
that he cannot soften
Rel. (qui, ubi, unde, quo, etc.)

nulla est celeritas

There is no swiftness

quae possit cum animi celeritate contendere
that can compare with the swiftness of the mind
Purpose/Final
A&G 529
Pos. (ut)
ab aratro abduxerunt Cincinnatum
They brought C. from the plough
ut dictator esset.
so that he might be dictator.
Neg. (ne)
scalas parari iubet
He orders ladders to be readied
ne quam facultatem dimittat.
so that he may not lose any opportunity.
Causal
A&G 539
Quod, quia, quoniam, quando + indic.
tacent
They are silent

quia periculum metuunt
(I can assure you) because they fear danger. [indic. when speaker vouches for cause]

+ subjtv.
mea mater irata est
My mother is angry
quia non redierim
(I reckon) because I did not return. [subjtv. when cause is alleged of another person]
A&G 549
cum causal
id difficile non est
This is not difficult
cum tantum equitatu valeamus.
since we are so strong in cavalry.
...but also
cum concessive (sometimes grouped with causal)
brevi spatio legiones numero hominum expleverat
In a short time he had filled out the legions with their number of men
cum initio non amplius duobus milibus habuisset.
though at the start he had had not more than 2000.
...and also
cum adversative (sometimes grouped with concessive)
patriis intermiscere petita verba foris malis
You'd prefer to mix words sought from abroad with native ones,
cum Pedius causas exsudet Poplicola atque Corvinus.
while Pedius Publicola and Corvinus sweat out their cases (in Latin).
Temporal
A&G 541
ubi, ut, postquam, simul ac, cum primum, quotiens
Ubi, ut (when), postquam (after), simul ac, cum primum (as soon as), quotiens (whenever) usually + indicative
dum, donec, quoad, quam, diu
dum, donec, quoad, quam, diu (while, as long as) usually + indicative
dum, donec, quoad, antequam, priusquam
dum, donec, quoad (until), antequam, priusquam (before that) + indicative
...but
Expectate
Wait
dum consul aut dictator fiat Caeso.
till Caeso becomes consul or dictator. [Subjtv. when action is only expected]
 cum + indic.
de te probant
They approve of you
cum quiescunt
when they are quiet. [indic. refers to past or future]
 

principes erant Aedui
The Aedui were chiefs

incipere ver arbitrabatur
He thought that spring was beginning

cum Caesar in Galliam venit.
when Caesar came to Gall.

cum rosam viderat.
whenever he saw a rose. [indic. refers to past time with indic. when it it expresses merely 'time when' or means 'whenever']

...but
accepi tuas litteras
I received your letters
cum essem otiosus in Tusculano.
when I was relaxing in my Tusculan home. [imp. or plupf. subjtv. to describe circumstances accompanying or preceding action of main vb.]
Conditional
 
see
above
Concessive
A&G 527
etsi, etiamsi, tametsi
+ indic. or subjtv. as in conditions.
quamquam
indic.
quamvis, licet  
subjtv. (usually pres. or pf.)
Proviso
A&G 528
dum, modo, dummodo, tantum ut
oderint
Let them hate
dum metuant.
provided that they fear.
neg. (ne)
Nil obstat tibi
Nothing gets in your way
dum ne sit te ditior alter.
provided that no one be richer than you.

 Substantive Clauses (stand in case relation to the main verb)
Ind. Address
vb. of saying, thinking, etc.
Democritus dicit
Democritus says

innumerabiles esse mundos.
that there are countless worlds.

impers. vb. or est+
verum est
It is true
amicitiam nisi inter bonos esse non posse
that friendship cannot be except between the good.
Doubt
quin
non dubium erat
There was no doubt
quin plurimum Helvetii possent.
but that the H. were most powerful. [quin clause = sbj. or obj.]
Quod
Sbj. of impers. vb.
bene mihi evenit
It is well for me
quod mittor ad mortem.
That I am sent to death
Obj. of addo, mitto, etc., rejoice, grieve, appositional clause
gaude
Rejoice
quod spectant oculi te mille loquentem.
(over the fact) that 1000 eyes behold you speaking.
Ind. command
vb. of command, exhort., persuade, resolve, ttake care, permit + ut
decrevit senatus
The senate decreed
ut Opimius videret.
that Opimius should see.
Neg. (ne)
hortatur eos
He urges them
ne animo deficiant.
not to lose heart.
Ind. wish
Ut / ne
sbjtv. [cupio, volo, nolo, malo take infin. too]
Fear
A&G 564
Pos. (ne)
timeo
I fear
ne Verres fecerit...
that (lest) Verres has done... [logic= May Verres not do X; I fear he will.]
Neg. (ut / ne non)

vereor
I fear

ut tibi possim concedere.
that I cannot grant you. [logic= May I be able; I fear won't be.]
 
Vereor
I fear
ne exercitum firmum habere non possit.
he cannot have a strong army.
Ind. question
vb. of asking etc. + interrog. pronoun or particle
quidam quaesivere
Some have asked
comoedia necne poema esset.
whether or not comedy is poetry.

 Adjective Clauses (qualify independent clause: relative qui, ubi [where], unde [whence], quo [wither]
Relative qui
simple rel.
quis fuit
Who was it
horrendos primus qui protulit enses?
who first introduced terrible swords? [states fact about antecedent]
...but note
result or characteristic
non sum is
I am not one
qui his rebus delecter.
to delight in these things.
purpose
legatos Romam misere
They sent ambassadors to Rome
qui auxilium peterent.
to seek aid.
cause
miseret tui me
I pity you
qui hunc facias inimicum tibi.
who make this man your enemy.
Rel. particles
quo (whither), qua (where), ubi (where), unde (whence) as with rel. qui
 

Paradigms
Substantives
Allen and Greenough on substantives
Verbs
Kennedy on verbs

Other Helps
Morphology
Perseus Latin Morphological Analysis (e.g. for dederit). Be advised, Perseus' lexical tools work better for Greek than Latin, so you will encounter glitches (words that are said not to exist in the dictionary, forms that the script does not recognize, etc.). The Morph. Analysis, wonderful as it is, does not replace old-fashioned memorization and know-how.
Words
Online Lewis & Short (e.g. laudo)

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