Indirect CommandsRequests

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Chapter 45

• Indirect Commands/Requests

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Subjunctives in the Main Clause

• Exhortation (Hortatory) Gaudeamus igitur
• Command (Jussive) Is faciat id.
• Wish (Optative) Semper sint in flore.

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Subjunctives in a Subordinate Clause

• Adverbial Clause of Purpose
• Laborabamus ut opus conficeremus.
• Laborabamus ne superaremur.
• Relative Clause of Purpose
• Caesar mittet milites qui urbem defendant.

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Indirect Command/Request

• Cases with verbs of asking, advising, and
  commanding
• Dative (indirect object)
• impero, mando, persuadeo
• Mihi persuasit ut venirem.
• He persuaded me to come.
• Consul militibus imperabit ne nocte oppugnent.
• The consul will order the soldiers not to attack
  at night.

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Indirect Command/Request

• Cases with verbs of asking, advising, and
  commanding.
• Accusative (direct object)
• moneo, oro, rogo
• Me monuit ne venirem.
• He warned me not to come.
• Ego te oro ut mecum labores.
• I beg you to work with me.

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Indirect Command/Request

• Cases with verbs of asking, advising, and
  commanding.
• Ablative (place from which)
• peto, postulo, quaero
• A me petit ut veniam.
• He is asking me to come.
• Ab hostibus postulavit ut arma traderent.
• He demanded from the enemy that they surrender
  their arms.

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Reflexives in Indirect Command

• The reflexive pronoun may have as its antecedent
  the subject of the verb of asking, advising, or
  commanding which governs the indirect command.

This use is called indirect reflexive context
dictates clarity!
Captivus ab eis petivit ne se vulnerarent. The
prisoner begged them not to wound him. cf.
Marcus Sextum rogavit ne se interficeret.
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Word Study p.264

• Impero and rogo
• Imperabo tibi pecuniam.
• I shall order money at you, i.e. from you.
• dative of disadvantage
• Me cibum rogavit.
• He asked me for food.
• double accusative

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an, annonWhen both halves cannot be true

• Ad Italiam venies, an in Brittania manebis?
• Will you come to Italy, or remain in Britain?
• Ad Italiam venies annon?
• Will you come to Italy or not?