# Latin for beginners (1911)/Part III

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PART III
CONSTRUCTIONS
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
The preceding part of this book has been concerned chiefly with forms and vocabulary. There remain still to be learned the forms of the Subjunctive Mood, the Participles, and the Gerund of the regular verb, and the conjugation of the commoner irregular verbs. These will be taken up in connection with the study of constructions, which will be the chief subject of our future work. The special vocabularies of the preceding lessons contain, exclusive of proper names, about six hundred words. As these are among the commonest words in the language, they must be mastered. They properly form the basis of the study of words, and will be reviewed and used with but few additions in the remaining lessons.
For practice in reading and to illustrate the constructions presented, a continued story has been prepared and may be begun at this point (see p. 204). It has been divided into chapters of convenient length to accompany progress through the lessons, but may be read with equal profit after the lessons are finished. The story gives an account of the life and adventures of Publius Cornelius Lentulus, a Roman boy, who fought in Cæsar's campaigns and shared in his triumph. The colored plates illustrating the story are faithful representations of ancient life and are deserving of careful study.
Plate III
CAPTIVI INTERROGANTUR (See page 221)
LESSON LXI
THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD
342. In addition to the indicative, imperative, and infinitive moods, which you have learned, Latin has a fourth mood called the subjunctive. The tenses of the subjunctive are
| Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect | Active and Passive |
343. The tenses of the subjunctive have the same time values as the corresponding tenses of the indicative, and, in addition, each of them may refer to future time. No meanings of the tenses will be given in the paradigms, as the translation varies with the construction used.
344. The present subjunctive is inflected as follows:
| Conj. I | Conj. II | Conj. III | Conj. III | Conj. IV |
| Active Voice |||||
| SINGULAR |||||
| a´mem | mo´neam | re´gam | ca´piam | au´diam |
| 2. a´mēs | mo´neās | re´gās | ca´piās | au´diās |
| 3. a´met | mo´neat | re´gat | ca´piat | au´diat |
| PLURAL |||||
| amē´mus | moneā´mus | regā´mus | capiā´mus | audiā´mus |
| 2. amē´tis | moneā´tis | regā´tis | capiā´tis | audiā´tis |
| 3. a´ment | mo´neant | re´gant | ca´piant | au´diant |
| Passive Voice |||||
| SINGULAR |||||
| 1. a´mer | mo´near | re´gar | ca´piar | au´diar |
| 2. amē´ris (-re) | moneā´ris (-re) | regā´ris (-re) | capiā´ris (-re) | audiā´ris (-re) |
| 3. amē´tur | moneā´tur | regā´tur | capiā´tur | audiā´tur |
PLURAL :
| amē´mur | moneā´mur | regā´mur | capiā´mur | audiā´mur |
| 2. amē´minī | moneā´minī | regā´minī | capiā´minī | audiā´minī |
| 3. amen´tur | monean´tur | regan´tur | capian´tur | audian´tur |
    a. The present subjunctive is formed from the present stem,
    b. The mood sign of the present subjunctive is -e- in the first conjugation and -a- in the others. It is shortened in the usual places (cf . § 1 2), and takes the place of the final vowel of the stem in the first and third conjugations, but not in the second and fourth.
    c. The personal endings are the same as in the indicative.
    d. In a similar way inflect the present subjunctive of cūrō, iubeō, sūmō, iaciō, muniō.
345. The present subjunctive of the irregular verb sum is inflected as follows:
| Sing. | sim 2. sīs 3. sit | Plur. | sīmus 2. sītis 3. sint |
The Indicative and Subjunctive Compared.
* The two most important of the finite moods are the indicative and the subjunctive. The indicative deals with facts either real or assumed. If, then, we wish to assert something as a fact or to inquire after a fact, we use the indicative.
* On the other hand, if we wish to express a desire or wish, a purpose, a possibility, an expectation, or some such notion, we must use the subjunctive. The following sentences illustrate the difference between the indicative and the subjunctive ideas.
Indicative Ideas Subjunctive Ideas
| | Indicative Ideas | | Subjunctive Ideas |
| 1. | He is brave Fortis est | 1. | May he be brave Fortis sit (idea of wishing) |
| 2. | We set out at once Statim proficīscimur | 2. | Let us set out at once Statim proficīscāmur (idea of willing) |
| 3. | You hear him every day Cotīdiē eum audīs | 3. | You can hear him every day Cotīdiē eum audiās (idea of possibility) |
| 4. | He remained until the ship arrived Mānsit dum nāvis pervēnit | 4. | He waited until the ship should arrive Exspectāvit dum nāvis pervenīret (idea of expectation) |
| 5. | Cæsar sends men who find the bridge Caesar mittit hominēs quī pontem reperiunt | 5. | Cæsar sends men who are to find (or to find) the bridge Caesar hominēs mittit quī pontem reperiant (idea of purpose) |
Note. From the sentences above we observe that the subjunctive may be used in either independent or dependent clauses; but it is far more common in the latter than in the former.
347.
EXERCISE
Which verbs in the following paragraph would be in the indicative and which in the subjunctive in a Latin translation?
There have been times in the history of our country when you might be proud of being an American citizen. Do you remember the day when Dewey sailed into Manila Bay to capture or destroy the enemy’s fleet? You might have seen the admiral standing on the bridge calmly giving his orders. He did not even wait until the mines should be removed from the harbor’s mouth, but sailed in at once. Let us not despair of our country while such valor exists, and may the future add new glories to the past.
LESSON LXII
THE SUBJUNCTIVE OF PURPOSE
348. Observe the sentence
Caesar hominēs mittit quī pontem reperiant, Cæsar sends men to find the bridge
The verb reperiant in the dependent clause is in the subjunctive because it tells us what Cæsar wants the men to do; in other words, it expresses his will and the purpose in his mind. Such a use of the subjunctive is called the subjunctive of purpose.
​349. Rule. Subjunctive of Purpose. The subjunctive is used in a dependent clause to express the purpose of the action in the principal clause.
350. A clause of purpose is introduced as follows:
I. If something is wanted, by
       quī, the relative pronoun (as above)
       ut, conj., in order that, that
       quō (abl. of quī, by which), in order that, that, used when the purpose clause contains a comparative. The ablative quō expresses the measure of difference. (Cf. § 317.)
II. If something is not wanted, by
       nē, conj., in order that not, that not, lest
351.
EXAMPLES
352. Expression of Purpose in English. In English, purpose clauses are sometimes introduced by that or in order that, but much more frequently purpose is expressed in English by the infinitive, as We eat to live, She stoops to conquer. In Latin prose, on the other hand, purpose is never expressed by the infinitive. Be on your guard and do not let the English idiom betray you into this error.
353.
EXERCISES
I.
3. Mittit nūntiōs quī
dicant, audiant, veniant, nārrent, audiantur, in conciliō sedeant.
4. Castra mūniunt quō facilius
sēsē dēfendant, impetum sustineant, hostīs vincant, salūtem petant.
II.
* The Helvetii send ambassadors to seek peace.
* They are setting out at daybreak in order that they may make a longer march before night.
* They will hide the women in the forest (acc. with in) that they may not be captured.
* The Gauls wage many wars to free their fatherland from slavery.
* They will resist the Romans bravely lest they be destroyed.
LESSON LXIII
INFLECTION OF THE IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE THE SEQUENCE OF TENSES
354. The imperfect subjunctive may be formed by adding the personal endings to the present active infinitive.
| Conj. I | Conj. II | Conj. III | Conj. III | Conj. IV |
| ACTIVE |||||
| 1. amā´rem | monē´rem | re´gerem | ca´perem | audī´rem |
| 2. amā´rēs | monē´rēs | re´gerēs | ca´perēs | audī´rēs |
| 3. amā´ret | monē´ret | re´geret | ca´peret | audī´ret |
| 1. amārē´mus | monērē´mus | regerē´mus | caperē´mus | audīrē´mus |
| 2. amārē´tis | monērē´tis | regerē´tis | caperē´tis | audīrē´tis |
| 3. amā´rent | monē´rent | re´gerent | ca´perent | audī´rent |
| PASSIVE |||||
| 1. amā´rer | monē´rer | re´gerer | ca´perer | audī´rer |
| 2. amārē´ris(-re) | monērē´ris(-re) | regerē´ris(-re) | caperē´ris(-re) | audīrē´ris(-re) |
| 3. amārē´tur | monērē´tur | regerē´tur | caperē´tur | audīrē´tur |
| 1. amārē´mur | monērē´mur | regerē´mur | caperē´mur | audīrē´mur |
| 2. amārē´minī | monērē´minī | regerē´minī | caperē´minī | audīre´minī |
| 3. amāren´tur | monēren´tur | regeren´tur | caperen´tur | audīren´tur |
a. In a similar way inflect the imperfect subjunctive, active and passive, of cūrō, iubeō, sūmō, iaciō, mūniō. ​355. The imperfect subjunctive of the irregular verb sum is inflected as follows:
| Sing. | es´sem | Plur. | essē´mus |
| Sing. | 2. es´sēs | Plur. | 2. essē´tis |
| Sing. | 3. es´set | Plur. | 3. es´sent |
356. The three great distinctions of time are present, past, and future. All tenses referring to present or future time are called primary tenses, and those referring to past time are called secondary tenses. Now it is a very common law of language that in a complex sentence the tense in the dependent clause should be of the same kind as the tense in the principal clause. In the sentence He says that he is coming, the principal verb, says, is present, that is, is in a primary tense; and is coming, in the dependent clause, is naturally also primary. If I change he says to he said,—in other words, if I make the principal verb secondary in character,—I feel it natural to change the verb in the dependent clause also, and I say, He said that he was coming. This following of a tense by another of the same kind is called tense sequence, from sequī, “to follow.” I.Latin the law of tense sequence is obeyed with considerable regularity, especially when an indicative in the principal clause is followed by a subjunctive in the dependent clause. Then a primary tense of the indicative is followed by a primary tense of the subjunctive, and a secondary tense of the indicative is followed by a secondary tense of the subjunctive. Learn the following table:
357. Table for Sequence of Tenses
359.
EXAMPLES
I. Primary tenses in principal and dependent clauses:
II. Secondary tenses in principal and dependent clauses:
360.
EXERCISES
I.
II.
* Cæsar encouraged the soldiers in order that they might fight more bravely.
* The Helvetii left their homes to wage war.
* The scouts set out at once lest they should be captured by the Germans.
* Cæsar inflicted punishment on them in order that the others might be more terrified.
* He sent messengers to Rome to announce the victory. ​
LESSON LXIV
THE PERFECT AND PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE SUBSTANTIVE CLAUSES OF PURPOSE.
361. The perfect and the pluperfect subjunctive active are inflected as follows:
| Conj. I | Conj. II | Conj. III | Conj. III | Conj. IV |
| Perfect Subjunctive Active |||||
| SINGULAR |||||
| amā´verim | monu´erim | rē´xerim | cē´perim | audī´verim |
| 2. amā´veris | monu´eris | rē´xeris | cē´peris | audī´veris |
| 3. amā´verit | monu´erit | rē´xerit | cē´perit | audī´verit |
| PLURAL |||||
| amāve´rimus | monue´rimus | rēxe´rimus | cēpe´rimus | audīve´rimus |
| 2. amāve´ritis | monue´ritis | rēxe´ritis | cēpe´ritis | audīve´ritis |
| 3. amā´verint | monu´erint | rē´xerint | cē´perint | audī´verint |
| Pluperfect Subjunctive Active |||||
| SINGULAR |||||
| amāvis´sem | monuis´sem | rēxis´sem | cēpis´sem | audīvis´sem |
| 2. amāvis´sēs | monuis´sēs | rēxis´sēs | cēpis´sēs | audīvis´sēm |
| 3. amāvis´set | monuis´set | rēxis´set | cēpis´set | audīvis´set |
| PLURAL |||||
| amāvissē´mus | monuissē´mus | rēxissē´mus | cēpissē´mus | audīvissē´mus |
| 2. amāvissē´tis | monuissē´tis | rēxissē´tis | cēpissē´tis | audīvissē´tis |
| 3. amāvis´sent | monuis´sent | rēxis´sent | cēpis´sent | audīvis´sent |
a. Observe that these two tenses, like the corresponding ones in the indicative, are formed from the perfect stem.
b. Observe that the perfect subjunctive active is like the future perfect indicative active, excepting that the first person singular ends 'I.'-m and not in -ō.
c. Observe that the pluperfect subjunctive active may be formed by adding -issem, -issēs, etc. to the perfect stem.
d. In a similar way inflect the perfect and pluperfect subjunctive active of cūrō, iubeō, sūmō, iaciō, mūniō. ​362. The passive of the perfect subjunctive is formed by combining the perfect passive participle with sim, the present subjunctive of sum.
| Conj. I | Conj. II | Conj. III | Conj. III | Conj. IV |
| Perfect Subjunctive Passive |||||
| SINGULAR |||||
| 1. amā´tus sim | mo´nitus sim | rēc´tus sim | cap´tus sim | audī´tus sim |
| 2. amā´tus sīs | mo´nitus sīs | rēc´tus sīs | cap´tus sīs | audī´tus sīs |
| 3. amā´tus sit | mo´nitus sit | rēc´tus sit | cap´tus sit | audī´tus sit |
| PLURAL |||||
| 1. amā´tī sīmus | mo´nitī sīmus | rēc´tī sīmus | cap´tī sīmus | audī´tī sīmus |
| 2. amā´tī sītis | mo´nitī sītis | rēc´tī sītis | cap´tī sītis | audī´tī sītis |
| 3. amā´tī sint | mo´nitī sint | rēc´tī sint | cap´tī sint | audī´tī sint |
363. The passive of the pluperfect subjunctive is formed by combining the perfect passive participle with essem, the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
| Conj. I | Conj. II | Conj. III | Conj. III | Conj. IV |
| Pluperfect Subjunctive Passive |||||
| SINGULAR |||||
| 1. amātus essem | monitus essem | rēctus essem | captus essem | audītus essem |
| 2. amātus essēs | monitus essēs | rēctus essēs | captus essēs | audītus essēs |
| 3. amātus esset | monitus esset | rēctus esset | captus esset | audītus esset |
| PLURAL |||||
| 1. amātī essēmus | monitī essēmus | rēctī essēmus | captī essēmus | audītī essēmus |
| 2. amātī essētis | monitī essētis | rēctī essētis | captī essētis | audītī essētis |
| 3. amātī essent | monitī essent | rēctī essent | captī essent | audītī essent |
a. In a similar way inflect the perfect and pluperfect subjunctive passive of cūrō, iubeō, sūmō, iaciō, mūniō.
364. The perfect and pluperfect subjunctive of the irregular verb sum are inflected as follows:
| Perfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | Pluperfect |
| fu´erim | fue´rimus | fuis´sem | fuissē´mus |
| fu´eris | fue´ritis | fuis´sēs | fuissē´tis |
| fu´erit | fu´erint | fuis´set | fuis´sent |
​365.
A substantive clause is a clause used like a noun, as,
* That the men are afraid is clear enough (clause as subject)
* He ordered them to call on him (clause as object)
We have already had many instances of infinitive clauses used in this way (cf. § 213), and have noted the similarity between Latin and English usage in this respect. But the Latin often uses the subjunctive in substantive clauses, and this marks an important difference between the two languages.
366. Rule. Substantive Clauses of Purpose. A substantive clause of purpose with the subjunctive is used as the object of verbs of commanding, urging, asking, persuading, or advising, where in English we should usually have the infinitive.
EXAMPLES
| 1. | The general ordered the soldiers to run | Imperātor mīlitibus imperāvit ut currerent |
| 2. | He urged them to resist bravely | Hortātus est ut fortiter resisterent |
| 3. | He asked them to give the children food | Petīvit ut līberīs cibum darent |
| 4. | He will persuade us not to set out | Nōbīs persuādēbit nē proficīscāmur |
| 5. | He advises us to remain at home | Monet ut domī maneāmus |
a. The object clauses following these verbs all express the purpose or will of the principal subject that something be done or not done. (Cf. § 348.)
367. The following verbs are used with object clauses of purpose. Learn the list and the principal parts of the new ones.
N.B. Remember that iubeō, order, takes the infinitive as in English. (Cf. § 213.1.) Compare the sentences
* Iubeō eum venīre, I order him to come
* Imperō eī ut veniat, I give orders to him that he is to come
​We ordinarily translate both of these sentences like the first, but the difference in meaning between iubeō and imperō in the Latin requires the infinitive in the one case and the subjunctive in the other.
I.
* Petit atque hortātur ut ipse dicat.
* Caesar Helvētiīs imperāvit nē per prōvinciam iter facerent.
* Caesar nōn iussit Helvētiōs per prōvinciam iter facere.
* Ille civibus persuāsit ut dē finibus suis discēderent.
* Caesar principēs monēbit nē proelium committant.
* Postulāvit nē cum Helvētiīs aut cum eōrum sociīs bellum gererent.
* Ab iīs quaesīvī nē proficīscerentur.
* Iīs persuādēre nōn potuī ut domī manērent.
II.
* Who ordered Cæsar to make the march? (Write this sentence both with imperō and with iubeō.)
* The faithless scouts persuaded him to set out at daybreak.
* They will ask him not to inflict punishment.
* He demanded that they come to the camp.
* He advised them to tell everything (omnia).
Note. Do not forget that the English infinitive expressing purpose must be rendered by a Latin subjunctive. Review § 352.}}
LEGIO ITER FACIT
LESSON LXV
THE SUBJUNCTIVE OF POSSUM • VERBS OF FEARING
369. Learn the subjunctive of possum (§ 495), and note especially the position of the accent.
370. Subjunctive after Verbs of Fearing. We have learned that what we want done or not done is expressed in Latin by a subjunctive clause of purpose. In this class belong also clauses after verbs of fearing, for we fear either that something will happen or that it will not, and we either want it to happen or we do not. If we want a thing to happen and fear that it will not, the purpose clause is introduced by ut. If we do not want it to happen and fear that it will, nē is used. Owing to a difference between the English and Latin idiom we translate ut after a verb of fearing by that not, and nē by that or lest.
371.
EXAMPLES
| timeō timēbō timuerō | ut | veniat   vēnerit |
I fear, shall fear, shall have feared, that he will not come, has not come
| timēbam timuī timueram | ut | venīret   vēnisset |
I was fearing, feared, had feared, that he would not come, had not come
The same examples with nē instead of ut would be translated I fear that or lest he will come, hascome, etc.
372. Rule. Subjunctive after Verbs of Fearing. Verbs of fearing are followed by a substantive clause of purpose introduced by ut (that not) or nē (that or lest). ​373.
EXERCISES
I.
* Caesar verēbātur ut supplicium captīvōrum Gallīs placēret.
* Rōmānī ipsī magnopere verēbantur nē Helvētiī iter per prōvinciam facerent.
* Timēbant ut satis reī frūmentāriae mittī posset.
* Vereor ut hostium impetum sustinēre possim.
* Timuit nē impedīmenta ab hostibus capta essent. 6. Caesar numquam timuit nē legiōnēs vincerentur.
* Legiōnēs pugnāre nōn timuērunt.
LESSON LXVI
THE PARTICIPLES
374. The Latin verb has the following Participles:
​a. The present active and future passive participles are formed from the present stem, and the future active and perfect passive participles are formed from the participial stem.
b. The present active participle is formed by adding -ns to the present stem. In -iō verbs of the third conjugation, and in the fourth conjugation, the stem is modified by the addition of -ē-, as capi-ē-ns, audi-ē-ns. It is declined like an adjective of one ending of the third declension. (Cf. § 256.)
| | amāns, loving | amāns, loving | amāns, loving | amāns, loving |
| | Base amant- | Base amant- | Stem amanti- | Stem amanti- |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | MASC. AND FEM. | NEUT. | MASC. AND FEM. | NEUT. |
| Nom. | amāns | amāns | amantēs | amantia |
| Gen. | amantis | amantis | amantium | amantium |
| Dat. | amantī | amantī | amantibus | amantibus |
| Acc. | amantem | amāns | amantīs or -ēs | amantia |
| Abl. | amantī or -e | amantī or -e | amantibus | amantibus |
(1) When used as an adjective the ablative singular ends in -ī; when used as a participle or as a substantive, in -e.
(2) In a similar way decline monēns, regēns, capiēns, audiēns.
c. The future active participle is formed by adding -ūrus to the base of the participial stem. We have already met this form combined with esse to produce the future active infinitive. (Cf. § 206.)
d. For the perfect passive participle see § 201. The future passive participle or gerundive is formed by adding -ndus to the present stem.
e. All participles in -us are declined like bonus.
f. Participles agree with nouns or pronouns like adjectives.
g. Give all the participles of the following verbs: cūrō, iubeō, sūmō, iaciō, mūniō.
375. Participles of Deponent Verbs. Deponent verbs have the participles of the active voice as well as of the passive; consequently every deponent verb has four participles, as,
| Pres. Act. | hortāns, urging |
| Fut. Act. | hortātūrus, about to urge |
| Perf. Pass. (in form) | hortātus, having urged |
| Fut. Pass. (Gerundive) | hortandus, to be urged |
a. Observe that the perfect participle of deponent verbs is passive in form but active in meaning. No other verbs have a perfect active participle. On the other hand, the future passive participle of deponent verbs is passive in meaning as in other verbs.
b. Give the participles of cōnor, vereor, sequor, patior, partior.
376. Tenses of the Participle. The tenses express time as follows:
1. The present active participle corresponds to the English present active participle in -ing, but can be used only of an action occurring at the same time as the action of the main verb; as, mīlitēs īnsequentēs cēpērunt multōs, the soldiers, while pursuing, captured many. Here the pursuing and the capturing are going on together.
2. The perfect participle (excepting of deponents) is regularly passive and corresponds to the English past participle with or without the auxiliary having been; as, audītus, heard or having been heard.
3. The future active participle, translated about to, etc., denotes time after the action of the main verb.
377. Review §§ 203, 204, and, note the following model sentences:
* Mīlitēs currentēs erant dēfessī, the soldiers who were running (lit. running) were weary.
* Caesar profectūrus Rōmam nōn exspectāvit, Cæsar, when about to set out (lit. about to set out) for Rome, did not wait.
* Oppidum captum vīdimus, we saw the town which had been captured (lit. captured town).
* Imperātor trīduum morātus profectus est, the general, since (when, or after) he had delayed (lit. the general, having delayed) three days, set out.
* Mīlitēs vīctī terga nōn vertērunt, the soldiers, though they were conquered (lit. the soldiers conquered), did not retreat.
In each of these sentences the literal translation of the participle is given in parentheses. We note, however, that its proper translation usually requires a clause beginning with some conjunction (when, since, after, though, etc.), or a relative clause. Consider, in each case, what translation will best bring out the thought, and do not, as a rule, translate the participle literally. ​378.
EXERCISES
I.
* Puer timēns nē capiātur fugit.
* Aquila īrā commōta avīs reliquās interficere cōnāta erat.
* Mīlitēs ab hostibus pressī tēla iacere nōn potuērunt.
* Caesar decimam legiōnem laudātūrus ad prīmum agmen prōgressus est.
* Imperātor hortātus equitēs ut fortiter pugnārent signum proeliō dedit.
* Mīlitēs hostīs octō milia passuum īnsecūtī multīs cum captīvīs ad castra revertērunt.
* Sōl oriēns multōs interfectōs vīdit. 8. Rōmānī cōnsilium audāx suspicātī barbaris sēsē nōn commīsērunt.
* Nāvis ē portū ēgressa nūllō in perīculō erat.
II.
* The army was in very great danger while marching through the enemy’s country.
* Frightened by the length of the way, they longed for home.
* When the scouts were about to set out, they heard the shouts of victory.
* When we had delayed many days, we set fire to the buildings and departed.
* While living at Rome I heard orators much better than these.
* The soldiers who are fighting across the river are no braver than we.
LESSON LXVII
THE IRREGULAR VERBS VOLŌ, NOLŌ, MĀLŌ • THE ABLATIVE WITH A PARTICIPLE, OR ABLATIVE ABSOLUTE
379. Learn the principal parts and conjugation of volō, wish; nōlō (ne + volō), be unwilling; mālō (magis + volō), be more willing, prefer (§ 497). Note the irregularities in the present indicative, subjunctive, and infinitive, and in the imperfect subjunctive. (Cf. § 354.)
a. These verbs are usually followed by the infinitive with or without a subject accusative; as, volunt venīre, they wish to come; volunt amīcōs venīre, they wish their friends to come. The English usage is the same.
380. Observe the following sentences:
3. His rēbus cognitīs mīlitēs fūgērunt, when this was known, or since this was known, or these things having been learned, the soldiers fled.
4. Proeliō commissō multī vulnerātī sunt, after the battle had begun, or when the battle had begun, or the battle having been joined, many were wounded.
a. One of the fundamental ablative relations is expressed in English by the preposition with (cf. § 50). In each of the sentences above we have a noun and a participle in agreement in the ablative, and the translation shows that in each instance the ablative expresses attendant circumstance. For example, in the first sentence the circumstance attending or accompanying the diligent labor of the boys is the praise of the teacher. This is clearly a with relation, and the ablative is the case to use.
b. We observe, further, that the ablative and its participle are absolutely independent grammatically of the rest of the sentence. If we were to express the thought in English in a similar way, we should use the nominative independent or absolute. In Latin the construction is called the Ablative Absolute, or the Ablative with a Participle. This form of expression is exceedingly common in Latin, but rather rare in English, so we must not, as a rule, employ the English absolute construction to translate the ablative abolute. The attendant circumstance may be one of time (when or after), or one of cause (since), or one of concession (though), or one of condition (if). In each case try to discover the precise relation, and tranlate the ablative and its participle by a clause which will best express the thought.
381. Rule. Ablative Absolute. The ablative of a noun or pronoun with a present or perfect participle in agreement is used to express attendant circumstance.
Note 1. The verb sum has no present participle. In consequence we often find two nouns or a noun and an adjective in the ablative absolute with no participle expressed; as, tē duce, you (being) leader, with you as leader; patre īnfirmō, my father (being) weak.
Note 2. Be very careful not to put in the ablative absolute a noun and participle that form the subject or object of a sentence. Compare
* a. The Gauls, having been conquered by Cæsar, returned home
* b. The Gauls having been conquered by Cæsar, the army returned home
In 'a the subject is The Gauls having been conquered by Cæsar, and we translate,
Gallī ā Caesare victi domum revertērunt
​In b the subject is the army. The Gauls having been conquered by Cæsar is nominative absolute in English, which requires the ablative absolute in Latin, and we translate,
Gallīs ā Caesare victīs exercitus domum revertit
Note 3. The fact that only deponent verbs have a perfect active participle (cf. § 375. a) often compels a change of voice when translating from one language to the other. For example, we can translate Cæsar having encouraged the legions just as it stands, because hortor is a deponent verb. But if we wish to say Cæsar having conquered the Gauls, we have to change the voice of the participle to the passive because vincō is not deponent, and say, the Gauls having been conquered by Cæsar (see translation above).
382.
EXERCISES
* Māvīs, nōn vīs, vultis, nōlumus. 2. Ut nōlit, ut vellēmus, ut mālit.
* Nōlī, velle, nōluisse, mālle.
* Vult, māvultis, ut nōllet, nōlīte.
* Sōle oriente, avēs cantāre incēpērunt.
* Clāmōribus audītīs, barbarī prōgredī recūsābant.
* Caesare legiōnēs hortātō, mīlitēs paulō fortius pugnāvērunt.
* Hīs rēbus cognitīs, Helvētiī fīnitimīs persuāsērunt ut sēcum iter facerent.
* Labōribus cōnfectīs, mīlitēs ā Caesare quaerēbant ut sibi praemia daret.
* Conciliō convocātō, prīncipēs ita respondērunt.
* Dux plūrīs diēs in Helvētiōrum fīnibus morāns multōs vīcōs incendit.
* Magnitūdine Germānōrum cognitā, quīdam ex Rōmānis timēbant.
* Mercātōribus rogātīs, Caesar nihilō plūs reperīre potuit.
II.
* He was unwilling, lest they prefer, they have wished.
* You prefer, that they might be unwilling, they wish.
* We wish, they had preferred, that he may prefer.
* Cæsar, when he heard the rumor (the rumor having been heard), commanded (imperāre) the legions to advance more quickly.
* Since Cæsar was leader, the men were willing to make the journey.
* A few, terrified by the reports which they had heard, preferred to remain at home.
* After these had been left behind, the rest hastened as quickly as possible.
* After Cæsar had undertaken the business (Cæsar, the business having been undertaken), he was unwilling to delay longer. ​
LESSON LXVIII
THE IRREGULAR VERB FĪŌ • THE SUBJUNCTIVE OF RESULT
383. The verb fīō, be made, happen, serves as the passive of faciō, make, in the present system. The rest of the verb is formed regularly from faciō. Learn the principal parts and conjugation (§ 500). Observe that the i is long except before -er and in fit. a. The compounds of facio with prepositions usually form the passive regularly, as,
384. Observe the following sentences:
* Terror erat tantus ut omnēs fugerent, the terror was so great that all fled.
* Terror erat tantus ut nōn facile mīlitēs sēsē reciperent, the terror was so great that the soldiers did not easily recover themselves.
* Terror fēcit ut omnēs fugerent, terror caused all to flee (lit. made that all fled).
a. Each of these sentences is complex, containing a principal clause and a subordinate clause.
b. The principal clause names a cause and the subordinate clause states the consequence or result of this cause.
c. The subordinate clause has its verb in the subjunctive, though I.is translated like an indicative. The construction is called the subjunctive of consequence or result, and the clause is called a consecutive or result clause.
d. In the last example the clause of result is the object of the verb fēcit.
e. The conjunction introducing the consecutive or result clause I.'ut' = so that; negative, ut nōn = so that not.
385. Rule. Subjunctive of Result. Consecutive clauses of result are introduced by ut or ut nōn and have the verb in the subjunctive.
386. Rule. Object clauses of result with ut or ut nōn are found after verbs of effecting or bringing about.
387. Purpose and Result Clauses Compared. There is great similarity in the expression of purpose and of result in Latin. If ​the sentence is affirmative, both purpose and result clauses may be introduced by ut; but if the sentence is negative, the purpose clause has nē and the result clause ut nōn. Result clauses are often preceded in the main clause by such words as tam, ita, sic (so), and these serve to point them out. Compare
| a. | Tam graviter vulnerātus est ut caperētur | He was so severely wounded that he was captured |
| b. | Graviter vulnerātus est ut caperētur | He was severely wounded in order that he might be captured |
Which sentence contains a result clause, and how is it pointed out?
388.
EXERCISES
I.
* Fit, fīet, ut fīat, fīēbāmus. 2. Fīō, fīēs, ut fierent, fierī, fīunt.
* Fīētis, ut fīāmus, fīs, fīemus.
* Mīlitēs erant tam tardī ut ante noctem in castra nōn pervenīrent.
* Sōl facit ut omnia sint pulchra.
* Eius modī perīcula erant ut nēmō proficīscī vellet.
* Equitēs hostium cum equitātū nostrō in itinere contendērunt, ita tamen ut nostrī omnibus in partibus superiōrēs essent.
* Virtūs mīlitum nostrōrum fēcit ut hostēs nē ūnum quidem impetum sustinērent.
* Hominēs erant tam audācēs ut nūllō modō continērī possent.
* Spatium erat tam parvum ut mīlitēs tēla iacere nōn facile possent.
* Hōc proeliō factō barbarī ita perterritī sunt ut ab ultimīs gentibus lēgātī ad Caesarem mitterentur.
* Hoc proelium factum est nē lēgātī ad Caesarem mitterentur.
II.
* It will happen, they were being made, that it may happen.
* It happens, he will be made, to happen.
* They are made, we were being made, lest it happen.
* The soldiers are so brave that they conquer.
* The soldiers are brave in order that they may conquer.
* The fortification was made so strong that it could not be taken.
* The fortification was made strong in order that it might not be taken.
* After the town was taken, the townsmen feared that they would be made slaves.
* What state is so weak that it is unwilling to defend itself? ​
LESSON LXIX
THE SUBJUNCTIVE OF CHARACTERISTIC OR DESCRIPTION THE PREDICATE ACCUSATIVE
389. Akin to the subjunctive of consequence or result is the use of the subjunctive in clauses of characteristic or description. This construction is illustrated in the following sentences:
* Quis est quī suam domum nōn amet? who is there who does not love his own home?
* Erant quī hoc facere nōllent, there were (some) who were unwilling to do this.
* Tū nōn is es quī amīcōs trādās, you are not such a one as to, or you are not the man to, betray your friends.
4. Nihil videō quod timeam, I see nothing to fear (nothing of such as character as to fear it).
a. Each of these examples contains a descriptive relative clause which tells what kind of a person or thing the antecedent is. To express this thought the subjunctive is used. A relative clause that merely states a fact and does not describe the antecedent uses the indicative. Compare the sentences
* Cæsar is the man who is leading us, Caesar est is quī nōs dūcit (mere statement of fact, no description, with the indicative)
* Cæsar is the man to lead us, Caesar est is quī nōs dūcat (descriptive relative clause with the subjunctive)
b. Observe that in this construction a demonstrative pronoun and a relative, as is quī, are translated such a one as to, the man to.
c. In which of the following sentences would you use the indicative and in which the subjunctive?
390. Rule. Subjunctive of Characteristic. A relative clause with the subjunctive is often used to describe an antecedent. This is called the subjunctive of characteristic or description. ​391. Observe the sentences
* Rōmānī Caesarem cōnsulem fēcērunt, the Romans made Cæsar consul.
* 2. Caesar cōnsul ā Rōmānīs factus est, Cæsar was made consul by the Romans.
a. Observe in 1 that the transitive verb fēcērunt, made, has two objects: (1) the direct object, Caesarem; (2) a second object, cōnsulem, referring to the same person as the direct object and completing the predicate. The second accusative is called a Predicate Accusative.
b. Observe in 2 that when the verb is changed to the passive both of the accusatives become nominatives, the direct object becoming the subject and the predicate accusative the predicate nominative.
392. Rule. Two Accusatives. Verbs of making, choosing, calling, showing, and the like, may take a predicate accusative along with the direct object. With the passive voice the two accusatives become nominatives.
393. The verbs commonly found with two accusatives are
394.
EXERCISES
I.
* In Germāniae silvis sunt multa genera ferārum quae reliquīs in locīs nōn vīsa sint.
* Erant itinera duo quibus Helvētiī domō discēdere possent.
* Erat manus nūlla, nūllum oppidum, nūllum praesidium quod sē armīs dēfenderet.
* Tōtō frūmentō raptō, domī nihil erat quō mortem prohibēre possent.
* Rōmānī Galbam ducem creāvērunt et summā celeritāte profectī sunt.
* Neque erat tantae multitūdinis quisquam quī morārī vellet.
* Germānī nōn iī sunt quī adventum Caesaris vereantur.
* Cōnsulibus occīsīs erant quī vellent ​cum rēgem creāre.
* Pāce factā erat nēmō quī arma trādere nōllet.
* Inter Helvētiōs quis erat quī nōbilior illō esset?
II.
* The Romans called the city Rome.
* The city was called Rome by the Romans.
* The better citizens wished to choose him king.
* The brave soldier was not the man to run.
* There was no oneto call me friend.
* These are not the men to betray their friends.
* There were (some) who called him the bravest of all.
Eighth Review, Lessons LXI-LXIX, §§ 527-528
LESSON LXX
THE CONSTRUCTIONS WITH THE CONJUNCTION CUM THE ABLATIVE OF SPECIFICATION
395. The conjunction cum has the following meanings and constructions:
As you observe, the mood after cum is sometimes indicative and sometimes subjunctive. The reason for this will be made clear by a study of the following sentences:
* Caesarem vīdī tum cum in Galliā eram, I saw Cæsar at the time when I was in Gaul.
* Caesar in eōs impetum fēcit cum pācem peterent, Cæsar made an attack upon them when they were seeking peace.
* Hoc erat difficile cum paucī sine vulneribus essent, this was difficult, since only a few were without wounds.
* Cum prīmī ōrdinēs fūgissent, tamen reliquī fortiter cōnsistēbant, though the front ranks had fled, yet the rest bravely stood their ground.
a. The underlying principle is one already familiar to you (cf. § 389.a). When the cum clause states a fact and simply fixes the time at which the main action took place, the indicative mood is used. So, in the first example, cum in Galliā eram fixes the time when I saw Cæsar. ​b. On the other hand, when the cum clause describes the circumstances under which the main act took place, the subjunctive mood is used. So, in the second example, the principal clause states that Cæsar made an attack, and the cum clause describes the circumstances under which this act occurred. The idea of time is also present, but it is subordinate to the idea of description. Sometimes the descriptive clause is one of cause and we translate cum by since; sometimes it denotes concession and cum is translated although.
396. Rule. Constructions with Cum. The conjunction cum means when, since, or although. It is followed by the subjunctive unless it means when and its clause fixes the time at which the main action took place.
Note. Cum in clauses of description with the subjunctive is much more common than its use with the indicative.
397. Note the following sentences:
* Oppidum erat parvum magnitūdine sed magnum multitūdine hominum, the town was small in size but great in population.
* Homō erat corpore īnfīrmus sed validus animō, the man was weak in body but strong in courage.
a. Observe that magnitūdine, multitūdine, corpore, and animō tell in what respect something is true. The relation is one covered by the ablative case, and the construction is called the ablative of specification.
398. Rule. Ablative of Specification. The ablative is used to denote in what respect something is true.
399.
IDIOMS
400.
EXERCISES
I.
* Helvētiī cum patrum nostrōrum tempore domō prefectī essent, cōnsulis exercitum in fugam dederant.
* Cum Caesar in Galliam vēnit, Helvētiī aliōs agrōs petēbant.
* Caesar cum in citeriōre Gallia esset, tamen dē Helvētiōrum cōnsiliīs certior fīēbat. ​# Cum Helvētiī bellō clārissimī essent, Caesar iter per prōvinciam dare recūsāvit.
* Lēgātus cum haec audīvisset, Caesarem certiōrem fecit.
* Cum principēs inter sē obsidēs darent, Rōmānī bellum parāvērunt.
* Caesar, cum id nūntiātum esset, mātūrat ab urbe proficīscī.
* Nē virtūte quidem Gallī erant parēs Germānis.
* Caesar neque corpore neque animō īnfīrmus erat.
* Illud bellum tum incēpit cum Caesar fuit cōnsul.
Observe in each case what mood follows cum, and try to give the reasons for its use. In the third sentence the cum clause is concessive, in the fourth and sixth causal.
II.
* That battle was fought at the time when (tum cum) I was at Rome.
* Though the horsemen were few in number, nevertheless they did not retreat.
* When the camp had been sufficiently fortified, the enemy returned home.
* Since the tribes are giving hostages to each other, we shall inform Cæsar.
* The Gauls and the Germans are very unlike in language and laws.
LESSON LXXI
VOCABULARY REVIEW • THE GERUND AND GERUNDIVE THE PREDICATE GENITIVE
401. Review the word lists in §§ 510, 511.
402. The Gerund. Suppose we had to translate the sentence
By overcoming the Gauls Cæsar won great glory
We can see that overcoming here is a verbal noun corresponding to the English infinitive in -ing, and that the thought calls for the ablative of means. To translate this by the Latin infinitive would be impossible, because the infinitive is indeclinable and therefore has no ablative case form. Latin, however, has another verbal noun of corresponding meaning, called the gerund, declined as a neuter of the second declension in the genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative singular, and thus supplying the cases that the infinitive lacks. Hence, to ​decline in Latin the verbal noun overcoming, we should use the infinitive for the nominative and the gerund for the other cases, as follows:
Like the infinitive, the gerund governs the same case as the verb from which it is derived. So the sentence given above becomes in Latin
Superandō Gallōs Caesar magnam glōriam reportāvit
403. The gerund is formed by adding -ndī, -ndō, -ndum, -ndō, to the present stem, which is shortened or otherwise changed, as shown below:
| | Paradigm of the Gerund | Paradigm of the Gerund | Paradigm of the Gerund | Paradigm of the Gerund | Paradigm of the Gerund |
| | CONJ. I | CONJ. II | CONJ. III | CONJ. III | CONJ. IV |
| Gen. | amandī | monendī | regendī | capiendī | audiendī |
| Dat. | amandō | monendō | regendō | capiendō | audiendō |
| Acc. | amandum | monendum | regendum | capiendum | audiendum |
| Abl. | amandō | monendō | regendō | capiendō | audiendō |
a. Give the gerund of cūrō, dēleō, sūmō, iaciō, veniō.
b. Deponent verbs have the gerund of the active voice (see § 493). Give the gerund of cōnor, vereor, sequor, patior, partior.
404. The Gerundive. The gerundive is the name given to the future passive participle (§ 374.d) when the participle approaches the meaning of a verbal noun and is translated like a gerund. It is the adjective corresponding to the gerund. For example, to translate the plan of waging war, we may use the gerund with its direct object and say cōnsilium gerendī bellum; or we may use the gerundive and say cōnsilium bellī gerendī, which means, literally, the plan of the war to be waged, but which came to have the same force as the gerund with its object, and was even preferred to it. ​405. Compare the following parallel uses of the gerund and gerundive:
| | Gerund | Gerundive |
| Gen. | Spēs faciendī pācem The hope of making peace | Spēs faciendae pācis The hope of making peace |
| Dat. | Locus idōneus pugnandō A place suitable for fighting | Locus idōneus castrīs pōnendīs A place suitable for pitching camp |
| Acc. | Mīsit equitēs ad īnsequendum He sent horsemen to pursue | Mīsit equitēs ad īnsequendōs hostīs He sent horsemen to pursue the enemy |
| Abl. | Nārrandō fābulās magister puerīs placuit The teacher pleased the boys by telling stories | Nārrandīs fābulīs magister puerīs placuit The teacher pleased the boys by telling stories |
a. We observe
* That the gerund is a noun and the gerundive an adjective.
* That the gerund, being a noun, may stand alone or with an object.
* That the gerundive, being an adjective, is used only in agreement with a noun.
406. Rule. Gerund and Gerundive.
* The Gerund is a verbal noun and is used only in the genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative singular. The constructions of these cases are in general the same as those of other nouns.
* The Gerundive is a verbal adjective and must be used instead of gerund + object excepting in the genitive and in the ablative without a preposition. Even in these instances the gerundive construction is more usual.
407. Rule. Gerund or Gerundive of Purpose. The accusative of the gerund or gerundive with ad, or the genitive with causā (= for the sake of), is used to express purpose.
| Gerund | Gerundive |
| Ad audiendum vēnērunt or Audiendī causā vēnērunt They came to hear | Ad urbem videndam vēnērunt or Urbis videndae causā vēnērunt They came to see the city |
​Note. These sentences might, of course, be written with the subjunctive of purpose,—vēnērunt ut audīrent; vēnērunt ut urbem vidērent. In short expressions, however, the gerund and gerundive of purpose are rather more common.
408. We have learned that the word denoting the owner or possessor of something is in the genitive, as, equus Galbae, Galba’s horse. If, now, we wish to express the idea the horse is Galba’s, Galba remains the possessor, and hence in the genitive as before, but now stands in the predicate, as, equus est Galbae. Hence this is called the predicate genitive.
409. Rule. Predicate Genitive. The possessive genitive often stands in the predicate, especially after the forms of sum, and is then called the predicate genitive.
410.
IDIOMS
411.
EXERCISES
I.
* Caesar cum in Galliā bellum gereret, militibus decimae legiōnis maximē fāvit quia reī mīlitāris perītissimī erant.
* Sociīs negōtium dedit reī frumentāriae cūrandae.
* Lēgāti nōn sōlum audiendī causā sed etiam dicendī causā vēnērunt.
* Imperātor iussit explōrātōres locum idōneum mūnindō reperīre.
* Nuper hae gentēs novīs rēbus studēbant; mox iīs persuādēbō ut Caesarī sē suaque omnia dēdant.
* Iubēre est regīnae et pārēre est multitūdinis.
* Hōc proeliō factō quīdam ex hostibus ad pācem petendam venērunt.
* Erant quī arma trādere nōllent.
* Hostēs tam celeriter prōgressī sunt ut spatium pīla in hostīs iaciendī non darētur.
* Spatium neque arma capiendī neque auxilī petendī datum est. ​II.
* These ornamentsbelong to Cornelia.
* Men very skillful in the art of war were sentto capture the town.
* The scouts found a hill suitable for fortifying very near to the river.
* Soon the cavalry will cometo seek supplies.
* The mind of the Gauls is eager for revolution and for undertaking wars.
* To lead the line of battlebelongs to the general.
* Whom shall we employ to look after the grain supply?
LESSON LXXII
THE IRREGULAR VERB EŌ • INDIRECT STATEMENTS
412. Learn the principal parts and the conjugation of eō, go (§ 499).
a. Notice that ī-, the root of eō, is changed to e- before a vowel, excepting in iēns, the nominative of the present participle. In the perfect system -v- is regularly dropped.
413. Learn the meaning and principal parts of the following compounds of eō with prepositions:
414. Indirect Statements in English. Direct statements are those which the speaker or writer makes himself or which are quoted in his exact language. Indirect statements are those reported in a different form of words from that used by the speaker or writer. Compare the following direct and indirect statements:
| Indirect statements after a verb in the present tense | He says that the Gauls are brave He says that the Gauls were brave He says that the Gauls will be brave |
| Indirect statements after a verb in a past tense | He said that the Gauls were brave He said that the Gauls had been brave He said that the Gauls would be brave |
We see that in English
a. The indirect statement forms a clause introduced by the conjunction that.
b. The verb is finite (cf. § 173) and its subject is in the nominative.
c. The tenses of the verbs originally used are changed after the past tense, He said.
415. Indirect Statements in Latin. In Latin the direct and indirect statements above would be as follows:
Comparing these Latin indirect statements with the English in the preceding section, we observe three marked differences:
a. There is no conjunction corresponding to that.
b. The verb is in the infinitive and its subject is in the accusative.
c. The tenses of the infinitive are not changed after a past tense of the principal verb.
416. Rule. Indirect Statements. When a direct statement becomes indirect, the principal verb is changed to the infinitive and its subject nominative becomes subject accusative of the infinitive. ​417. Tenses of the Infinitive. When the sentences in § 4
form of statement, sunt became esse, erant became fuisse, and erunt became futūrōs esse.
418. Rule. Infinitive Tenses in Indirect Statements. A present indicative of a direct statement becomes present infinitive of the indirect, a past indicative becomes perfect infinitive, and a future indicative becomes future infinitive.
Note. When translating into Latin an English indirect statement, first decide what tense of the indicative would have been used in the direct form. That will show you what tense of the infinitive to use in the indirect.
419. Rule. Verbs followed by Indirect Statements. The accusative-with-infinitive construction in indirect statements is found after verbs of saying, telling, knowing, thinking, and perceiving.
420. Verbs regularly followed by indirect statements are:
Learn such of these verbs as are new to you.
​421. IDIOMS
422.
EXERCISES
I.
* It, īmus, īte, īre.
* Euntī, iisse or īsse, ībunt, eunt.
* Eundi, ut eant, ībitis, īs.
* Nē īrent, ī, ībant, ierat.
* Caesar per explorātores cognōvit Gallōs flūmen trānsīsse.
* Rōmānī audīvērunt Helvētiōs initā aestāte dē fīnibus suīs exitūrōs esse.
* Legātī respondērunt nēminem ante Caesarem illam īnsulam adīsse.
* Prīncipēs Gallōrum dīcunt sē nūllum cōnsilium contrā Caesaris imperium initūrōs esse.
* Arbitrāmur potentiam rēgīnae esse maiōrem quam cīvium.
* Rōmānī negant sē lībertātem Gallīs ēreptūrōs esse.
* Hīs rēbus cognitīs sēnsimus lēgātōs nōn vēnisse ad pācem petendam.
* Helvētii sciunt Rōmānōs priōrēs victōriās memoriā tenēre.
* Sociī cum intellegerent multōs vulnerārī, statuērunt in suōs fīnīs redīre.
* Aliquis nūntiāvit Mārcum cōnsulem creātum esse.
II.
* The boy is slow. He says that the boy is, was, (and) will be slow.
* The horse is, has been, (and) will be strong. He judged that the horse was, had been, (and) would be strong.
* We think that the army will go forth from the camp at the beginning of summer.
* The next day we learned through scouts that the enemy’s town was ten miles off.
* The king replied that the ornaments belonged to the queen.
TUBA
LESSON LXXIII
VOCABULARY REVIEW • THE IRREGULAR VERB FERŌ THE DATIVE WITH COMPOUNDS
423. Review the word lists in §§ 513, 514.
424. Learn the principal parts and conjugation of the verb ferō, bear (§ 498).
425. The dative is the case of the indirect object. Many intransitive verbs take an indirect object and are therefore used with the dative (cf. § 153). Transitive verbs take a direct object in the accusative; but sometimes they have an indirect object or dative as well. The whole question, then, as to whether or not a verb takes the dative, defends upon its capacity for governing an indirect object. A number of verbs, some transitive and some intransitive, which in their simple form would not take an indirect object, when compounded with certain prepositions, have a meaning which calls for an indirect object. Observe the following sentences:
* Haec rēs exercituī magnam calamitātem attulit, this circumstance brought great disaster to the army.
* Germānī Gallīs bellum īnferunt, the Germans make war upon the Gauls.
* Hae cōpiae proeliō nōn intererant, these troops did not take part in the battle.
* Equitēs fugientibus hostibus occurrunt, the horsemen meet the fleeing enemy.
* Galba cōpiīs fīlium praefēcit, Galba put his son in command of the troops.
​I.each sentence there is a dative, and in each a verb combined with a preposition. In no case would the simple verb take the dative.
426. Rule. Dative with Compounds. Some verbs compounded with ad, ante, con, dē, in, inter, ob, post, prae, prō, sub, super, admit the dative of the indirect object. Transitive compounds may take both an accusative and a dative.
Note 1. Among such verbs are
427.
IDIOMS
428.
EXERCISES
I.
* Fer, ferent, ut ferant, ferunt.
* Ferte, ut ferrent, tulisse, tulerant.
* Tulimus, ferēns, lātus esse, ferre.
* Cum nāvigia insulae adpropinquārent, barbarī terrōre commōtī pedem referre cōnātī sunt.
* Gallī molestē ferēbant Rōmānōs agrōs vastāre.
* Caesar sociīs imperāvit nē fīnitimis suīs bellum īnferrent.
* Explorātōrēs, qui Caesarī occurrērunt, dīxērunt exercitum hostium vulneribus dēfessum sēsē in alium locum contulisse.
* Hostes sciēbant Rōmānōs frūmentō egēre et hanc rem Caesarī summum perīculum adlātūram esse.
* Impedīmentīs in ūnum locum conlātis, aliquī mīlitum flūmen quod nōn longē ​aberat trānsiērunt.
* Hōs rēx hortātus est ut ōrāculum adīrent et rēs audītās ad sē referrent.
* Quem imperātor illī legiōnī praefēcit? Pūblius illī legiōnī pracerat.
* Cum esset Caesar in citeriōre Galliā, crēbrī ad eum rūmōrēs adferēbantur litterīsque quoque certior fīēbat Gallōs obsidēs inter sē dare.
II.
* The Gauls will make war upon Cæsar’s allies.
* We heard that the Gauls would make war upon Cæsar’s allies.
* Publius did not take part in that battle.
* We have been informed that Publius did not take part in that battle.
* The man who was in command of the cavalry was wounded and began to retreat.
* Cæsar did not place you in command of the cohort to bring disaster upon the army.
LESSON LXXIV
VOCABULARY REVIEW • THE SUBJUNCTIVE IN INDIRECT QUESTIONS
429. Review the word lists in §§ 517, 518.
430. When we report a statement instead of giving it directly, we have an indirect statement. (Cf. § 414.) So, if we report a question instead of asking it directly, we have an indirect question.
| Direct Question | Indirect Question |
| Who conquered the Gauls? | He asked who conquered the Gauls |
a. An indirect question depends, usually as object, upon a verb of asking (as petō, postulō, quaerō, rogō) or upon some verb or expression of saying or mental action. (Cf. § 420.)
431. Compare the following direct and indirect questions:
| Ubī est Rōma? Where is Rome? | a. | Rogat ubi sit Rōma He asks where Rome is |
| Ubī est Rōma? Where is Rome? | b. | Rogāvit ubi esset Rōma He asked where Rome was |
| Caesarne Gallōs vīcit? Did Cæsar conquer the Gauls? | a. | Rogat num Caesar Gallōs vīcerit He asks whether Cæsar conquered the Gauls |
| Caesarne Gallōs vīcit? Did Cæsar conquer the Gauls? | b. | Rogāvit num Caesar Gallōs vīcisset He asked whether Cæsar had conquered the Gauls |
a. The verb in a direct question is in the indicative mood, but the mood is subjunctive in an indirect question.
b. The tense of the subjunctive follows the rules for tense sequence.
c. Indirect questions are introduced by the same interrogative words as introduce direct questions, excepting thatyes-or-no direct questions (cf. § 210) on becoming indirect are usually introduced by num, whether.
432. Rule. Indirect Questions. In an indirect question the verb is in the subjunctive and its tense is determined by the law for tense sequence.
433.
IDIOMS
434.
EXERCISES
I.
* Rēx rogāvit quid lēgātī postulārent et cūr ad sē vēnissent.
* Quaesīvit quoque num nec recentīs iniūriās nec dubiam Rōmānōrum amīcitiam memoriā tenērent.
* Vidētisne quae oppida hostēs oppugnāverint?
* Nōnne scītis cūr Gallī sub montem sēse contulerint?
* Audīvimus quās iniūrias tibi Germānī intulissent.
* Dē tertiā vigiliā imperātor mīsit hominēs quī cognōscerent quae esset nātūra montis.
* Prō hīs ōrātor verba fēcit et rogāvit cūr cōnsulēs nāvīs ad plēnem summī perīculī locum mittere vellent.
* Lēgātīs convocātīs dēmōnstrāvit quid fierī vellet.
* Nūntius referēbat quid ​in Gallōrum conciliō dē armīs trādendīs dictum esset.
* Moneō nē in reliquum tempus peditēs et equitēs trāns flūmen dūcās.
II.
* What hill did they seize? I see what hill they seized.
* Who has inflicted these injuries upon our dependents?
* They asked who had inflicted those injuries upon their dependents.
* Whither did you go about the third watch? You know whither I went.
* At what time did the boys return home? I will ask at what time the boys returned home.
LESSON LXXV
VOCABULARY REVIEW • THE DATIVE OF PURPOSE, OR END FOR WHICH
435. Review the word lists in §§ 521, 522.
436. Observe the following sentences:
* Explōrātōrēs locum castrīs dēlēgērunt, the scouts chose a place for a camp.
* Hoc erat magnō impedīmentō Gallīs, this was (for) a great hindrance to the Gauls.
* Duās legiōnēs praesidiō castrīs relīquit, he left two legions as (lit. for) a guard to the camp.
In each of these sentences we find a dative expressing the purpose or end for which something is intended or for which it serves. These datives are castrīs, impedīmentō, and praesidiō. In the second and third sentences we find a second dative expressing the person or thing affected (Gallīs and castrīs). As you notice, these are true datives, covering the relations of for which and to which. (Cf. § 43.)
437. Rule. Dative of Purpose or End. The dative is used to denote the purpose or end for which, often with another dative denoting the person or thing affected.
438.
IDIOMS
​439.
EXERCISES
I.
* Rogāvit cūr illae cōpiae relictae essent. Respondērunt illās cōpiās esse praesidiō castrīs.
* Caesar mīsit explōrātōrēs ad locum dēligendum castrīs.
* Quisque exīstimāvit ipsum nōmen Caesaris magnō terrōrī barbarīs futūrum esse.
* Prīmā lūce īdem exercitus proelium ācre commīsit, sed gravia suōrum vulnera magnae cūrae imperātōrī erant.
* Rēx respondit amīcitiam populī Rōmānī sibi ōrnāmentō et praesidiō dēbēre esse.
* Quis praeerat equitātuī quem auxiliō Caesarī sociī mīserant?
* Aliquibus rēs secundae sunt summae calamitātī et rēs adversae sunt mīrō ūsuī.
* Gallīs magnō ad pugnam erat impedīmentō quod equitātus ā dextrō cornū premēbat.
* Memoria prīstinae virtūtis nōn minus quam metus hostium erat nostrīs magnō ūsuī.
* Tam dēnsa erat silva ut prōgredī nōn possent.
II.
* I advise youto give up the planof making war upon the brave Gauls.
* Do you knowwhere the cavalry has chosen a place for a camp?
* The fear of the enemy will be of great advantage to you.
* Cæsar left three cohorts as (for) a guard to the baggage.
* In winter the waves of the lake are so greatthat they are (for) a great hindrance to ships.
* Cæsar inflicted severe punishment on those who burned the public buildings.
LESSON LXXVI
VOCABULARY REVIEW • THE GENITIVE AND ABLATIVE OF QUALITY OR DESCRIPTION
440. Review the word lists in §§ 524, 525.
441. Observe the English sentences
Each of these sentences contains a phrase of quality or description. In the first two a man is described; in the last two a forest. The descriptive phrases are introduced by the prepositions of and with. ​In Latin the expression of quality or description is very similar. The prepositions of and with suggest the genitive and the ablative respectively, and we translate the sentences above
There is, however, one important difference between the Latin and the English. In English we may say, for example, a man of courage, using the descriptive phrase without an adjective modifier. In Latin, however, an adjective modifier must always be used, as above.
a. Latin makes a distinction between the use of the two cases in that numerical descriptions of measure are in the genitive and descriptions of physical characteristics are in the ablative. Other descriptive phrases may be in either case.
442.
EXAMPLES
443. Rule. Genitive of Description. Numerical descriptions of measure are expressed by the genitive with a modifying adjective.
444. Rule. Ablative of Description. Descriptions of physical characteristics are expressed by the ablative with a modifying adjective.
445. Rule. Genitive or Ablative of Description. Descriptions involving neither numerical statements nor physical characteristics may be expressed by either the genitive or the ablative with a modifying adjective.
446.
IDIOMS
​447.
EXERCISES
I.
* Mīlitēs fossam decem pedum per eōrum fīnīs perdūxērunt.
* Prīnceps Helvētiōrum, vir summae audāciae, prīncipibus gentium fīnitimārum sorōrēs in mātrimōnium dedit.
* Eōrum amīcitiam cōnfīrmāre voluit quō facilius Rōmānīs bellum īnferret.
* Germanī et Gallī nōn erant eiusdem gentis.
* Omnēs ferē Germānī erant magnīs corporum vīribus.
* Gallī qui oppidum fortiter dēfendēbant saxa ingentis magnitūdinis dē mūrō iaciēbant.
* Cum Caesar ab explōrātōribus quaereret quī illud oppidum incolerent, explōrātōrēs respondērunt eōs esse homines summā virtūte et magnō cōnsiliō.
* Moenia vīgintī pedum ā sinistrā parte, et ā dextrā parte flūmen magnae altitūdinis oppidum dēfendēbant.
* Cum Caesar in Galliam pervēnisset, erat rūmor Helvētiīs in animō esse iter per prōvinciam Rōmānam facere.
* Caesar, ut eōs ab fīnibus Rōmānis prohibēret, mūnītiōnemmulta mīlia passuum longam fēcit.
II.
* Cæsar was a general of much wisdom and great boldness, and very skillful in the art of war.
* The Germans were of great size, and thought that the Romans had no power.
* Men of the highest courage were left in the camp as (for) a guard to the baggage.
* The king’s daughter, who was given in marriage to the chief of a neighboring state, was a woman of very beautiful appearance.
* The soldiers will construct a ditch of nine feet around the camp.
* A river of great width was between us and the enemy.
GLADII
LESSON LXXVII
REVIEW OF AGREEMENT, AND OF THE GENITIVE, DATIVE, AND ACCUSATIVE
448. There are four agreements:
1. That of the predicate noun or of the appositive with the noun to which it belongs (§§ 76, 81). 2. That of the adjective, adjective pronoun, or participle with its noun (§ 65). 3. That of a verb with its subject (§ 28). 4. That of a relative pronoun with its antecedent (§ 224).
449. The relation expressed by the genitive is, in general, denoted in English by the preposition of. It is used to express
| 1. Possession | a. As attributive (§ 38). b. In the predicate (§ 409). |
| 2. The whole of which a part is taken (partitive genitive) (§ 331). ||
| 3. Quality or description (§§ 443, <a href = "#sec445">445).</a> ||
450. The relation expressed by the dative is, in general, denoted in English by the prepositions to or for when they do not imply motion through space. It is used to express
| 1. The indirect object | a. With intransitive verbs and with transitive verbs in connection with a direct object in the accusative (§ 45).</a> b. With special intransitive verbs (§ 154). c. With verbs compounded with ad, ante, con, dē, in, inter, ob, post, prae, prō, sub, super (§ 426). |
| 2. The object to which the quality of an adjective is directed (§ 143). ||
| 3. The purpose, or end for which, often with a second dative denoting the person or thing affected (§ 437). ||
​451.
The accusative case corresponds, in general, to the English objective. It is used to express
* The direct object of a transitive verb (§ 37).
* The predicate accusative together with the direct object after verbs of making, choosing, falling, showing, and the like (§ 392).
* The subject of the infinitive (§ 214).
* The object of prepositions that do not govern the ablative (§ 340).
* The duration of time and the extent of space (§ 336).
* The place to which (§§ 263, 266).
452.
EXERCISES
I.
* Mīlitēs quōs vīdimus dīxērunt imperium bellī esse Caesaris imperātōris.
* Helvētiī statuērunt quam maximum numerum equōrum et carrōrum cōgere.
* Tōtīus Galliae Helvētiī plūrimum valuērunt.
* Multās hōrās ācriter pugnātum est neque quisquam poterat vidēre hostem fugientem.
* Virī summae virtūtis hostīs decem mīlia passuum īnsecūtī sunt.
* Caesar populō Rōmānō persuāsit ut sē cōnsulem creāret.
* Victōria exercitūs erat semper imperātōrī grātissima.
* Trīduum iter fēcērunt et Genāvam, in oppidum hostium, pervēnērunt.
* Caesar audīvit Germānōs bellum Gallīs intulisse.
* Magnō ūsuī mīlitibus Caesaris erat quod priōribus proeliīs sēsē exercuerant.
II.
* One of the king’s sons and many of his men were captured.
* There was no one who wished to appoint her queen.
* The grain supply was always a care (for a care) to Cæsar, the general.
* I think that the camp is ten miles distant.
* We marched for three hours through a very dense forest.
* The planof making war upon the allies was not pleasing to the king.
* When he came to the hill he fortified itby a twelve-foot wall. ​
LESSON LXXVIII
REVIEW OF THE ABLATIVE
453. The relations of the ablative are, in general, expressed in English by the prepositions with (or by), from (or by), and in (or at). The constructions growing out of these meanings are
454.
EXERCISES
I.
* Gallī locīs superiōribus occupātīs itinere exercitum prohibēre cōnantur.
* Omnēs oppidānī ex oppidō ēgressī salūtem fugā petere incēpērunt.
* Caesar docet sē mīlitum vītam suā salūte habēre multō cāriōrem.
* Cum celerius omnium opīniōne pervēnisset, hostēs ad eum obsidēs mīsērunt
* Vīcus in valle positus montibus altissimīs undique continētur.
* Plūrimum inter Gallōs haec gēns et virtūte et hominum numerō valēbat.
* Secundā vigiliā nūllō certō ōrdine neque imperiō ē castrīs ēgressī sunt.
* Duābus legiōnibus Genāvae relictīs, ​proximō diē cum reliquīs domum profectus est.
* Erant itinera duo quibus itineribus Helvētiī domō exīre possent.
* Rēx erat summā audāciā et magnā apud populum potentiā.
* Gallī timōre servitūtis commōtī bellum parābant.
* Caesar monet lēgātōs ut contineant militēs, nē studiō pugnandī aut spē praedae longius prōgrediantur.
* Bellum ācerrimum ā Caesare in Gallōs gestum est.
II.
* The lieutenant after having seized the mountain restrained his (men) from battle.
* All the Gauls differ from each other in laws.
* This tribe is much braver than the rest.
* This road isten miles shorter than that.
* In summer Cæsar carried on war in Gaul, in winter he returned to Italy.
* At midnight the general set out from the camp with three legions.
* I fear that you cannot protect yourself from these enemies.
* After this battle was finished peace was made by all the Gauls.
LESSON LXXIX
REVIEW OF THE GERUND AND GERUNDIVE, THE INFINITIVE, AND THE SUBJUNCTIVE
455. The gerund is a verbal noun and is used only in the genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative singular. The constructions of these cases are I.general the same as those of other nouns (§§ 402; 406.1).
456. The gerundive is a verbal adjective and must be used instead of gerund + object, excepting in the genitive and in the ablative without a preposition. Even in these instances the gerundive construction is more usual (§ 406.2).
457. The infinitive is used: I.As in English.
a. As subject or predicate nominative (§ 216).
b. To complete the predicate with verbs of incomplete predication (complementary infinitive) (§ 215).
c. As object with subject accusative after verbs of wishing, commanding, forbidding, and the like (§ 213). ​II. In the principal sentence of an indirect statement after verbs of saying and mental action. The subject is in the accusative (§§ 416, 418, >419).
458. The subjunctive is used:
* To denote purpose (§§ 349, 366, 372).
* To denote consequence or result (§§ 385, 386).
* In relative clauses of characteristic or description (§ 390).
* In cum clauses of time, cause, and concession (§ 396).
* In indirect questions (§ 432).
459.
EXERCISES
I.
* Caesar, cum pervēnisset, militēs hortābātur nē cōnsilium oppidī capiendi omitterent.
* Rēx, castrīs prope oppidum positīs, mīsit explōrātōrēs quī cognōscerent ubi exercitus Rōmanus esset.
* Nēmo relinquēbātur quī arma ferre posset.
* Nūntiī vīdērunt ingentem armōrum multitudinem dē mūrō in fossani iactam esse.
* Dux suōs trānsīre flūmen iussit. Trānsīre autem hoc flūmen erat difficillimum.
* Rōmānī cum hanc calamitātem molestē ferrant, tamen terga vertere recūsāvērunt.
* Hōc rūmōre audītō, tantus terror omnium animōs occupāvit ut nē fortissimī quidem proelium committere vellent.
* Erant quī putārent tempus annī idōneum nōn esse itinerī faciendō.
* Tam ācriter ab utraque parte pugnābātur ut multa mīlia hominum occīderentur.
* Quid timēs? Timeō nē Rōmānīs in animō sit tōtam Galliam superāre et nōbīs iniūriās inferre.
II.
* Do you not see who is standing on the wall?
* We hear that the plan of taking the town has been given up.
* Since the Germans thought that the Romans could not cross the Rhine, Cæsar ordered a bridge to be made.
* When the bridge was finished, the savages were so terrified that they hid themselves.
* They feared that Cæsar would pursue them.
* Cæsarasked the traders what the size of the island was.
* The traders advised him notto cross the sea.
* He sent scoutsto choose a place for a camp.
* ↑ pervenīret, imperfect subjunctive.
* ↑ Not infinitive.
* ↑ Not accusative.
* ↑ Distinguish between what one is afraid to do (complementary infinitive as here) and what one is afraid will take place or has taken place (substantive clause with the subjunctive).
* ↑ The future passive participle is often called the gerundive.
* ↑ Review § 203.
* ↑ In this exercise use participles for the subordinate clauses.
* ↑ Sometimes the subjunctive of purpose is used after these verbs. (See § 366.)
* ↑ Would the ablative absolute be correct here?
* ↑ Not longius. Why?
* ↑ ita tamen, with such a result however.
* ↑ nē ... quidem, not even. The emphatic word is placed between.
* ↑ Ablative absolute.
* ↑ Remember that when the verb sum precedes its subject it is translated there is, there are, there were, etc.
* ↑ erant quī, there were (some) who. A wholly indefinite antecedent of quī does not need to be expressed.
* ↑ A relative clause of characteristic or description.
* ↑ See § 389.b.
* ↑ Sometimes, however, the infinitive is used as an accusative.
* ↑ The gerund is the neuter singular of the future passive participle used as a noun, and has the same formation. (Cf. § 374.d.)
* ↑ causā always follows the genitive.
* ↑ Predicate genitive.
* ↑ Which of these expressions is gerund and which gerundive?
* ↑ belong to = are of.
* ↑ Use the gerundive with ad.
* ↑ Use the genitive with causā. Where should causā stand?
* ↑ Compare the first sentence.
* ↑ Compare the second sentence in the Latin above.
* ↑ These parenthetical renderings are not inserted as translations, but merely to show the literal meaning of the Latin.
* ↑ to be off, to be distant, abesse.
* ↑ Latin, were of (§ 409).
* ↑ But the accusative with ad or in is used with some of these, when the idea of motion to or against is strong.
* ↑ Observe that when adferō denotes motion to, it is not followed by the dative; cf. footnote, p. 182.
* ↑ Not the infinitive. (Cf. § 352.)
* ↑ Subjunctive of purpose. (Cf. § 366.)
* ↑ Express by the genitive of the gerundive.
* ↑ Indirect question.
* ↑ A clause of result.
* ↑ gravis, -e.
* ↑ From vīs. (Cf. § 468.)
* ↑ Genitives and ablatives of description are adjective phrases. When we use an adverbial phrase to tell how long or how high or how deep anything is, we must use the accusative of extent. (Cf. § 336.) For example, in the sentence above multa mīlia passuum is an adverbial phrase (accusative of extent) modifying longam. If we should omit longam and say a fortification of many miles, the genitive of description (an adjective phrase) modifying mūnītiōnem would be used, as mūnītiōnem multōrum mīlium passuum.
* ↑ What is the force of quam with superlatives?
* ↑ urbs or oppidum, appositive to a name of a town, takes a preposition.
* ↑ What construction is used with numerals in preference to the partitive genitive?
* ↑ What mood? (Cf. § 390.)
* ↑ Use the gerund or gerundive.
* ↑ Latin, by a wall of twelve feet.
* ↑ longius, too far. (Cf. § 305.)
* ↑ Latin, by ten thousands of paces.
* ↑ dēfendere.
* ↑ Ablative absolute.
* ↑ quaerere ab.
* ↑ Not infinitive.
* ↑ Use the gerundive with ad.