Jussive and Purpose Clauses

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Chapter 28

• Jussive and Purpose Clauses

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Jussive Clauses

• A Jussive clause is one of the independent uses
  of the Subjunctive mood in Latin.
• By independent, I mean that the Jussive clause is
  the main clause of a sentence.
• The Jussive is recognized most easily because the
  main verb of the sentence is in Subjunctive mood
  (usually Present tense) without any other
  introductory words.

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Jussive Clauses

• The Jussive is most easily thought of as a polite
  command or wish.
• Its most frequently translated with the English
  words let or may.
• The negative is usually introduced by the word
  ne.

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English Examples

• Lets go to the store.
• May your trip go well.
• May they not try to be heroes.

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Latin Examples

• parens filiam amet
• ne de hoc taceam
• in omnibus valeant
• miles ducem moneat

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Purpose Clauses (Final Clauses)

• Unlike the Jussive clause, the Purpose clause is
  a dependent clause.
• That means that the Purpose clause will never be
  the main clause of a sentence and can never stand
  alone.
• It also works to indicate the purpose or reason
  for the action in the main clause of the sentence.

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Purpose Clauses

• This clause is most identifiable by the fact that
  there is a main clause that it is subordinate to
  and one of the introductory words.
• Its introductory words are ut in the positive
  and ne in the negative.
• Its most frequently translated with the English
  words so that or in order to/that.

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English Examples

• I went to the theater in order to see a movie.
• She vacuums so that her mother doesnt yell at
  her.
• We study Latin to be the coolest kids in school.

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Latin Examples

• meliora et maiora facit ne vitam misserrimam
  agat.
• arma paremus ne libertas nostra tollatur.