II. The Jussive Subjunctive

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II. The Jussive Subjunctive

• The Jussive Subjunctive, from the Latin iubeo,
  iubere, iussi, iussum, is one of the ways the
  Subjunctive mood is used in a Main Clause.
• The Jussive Subjunctive is used to give a command
  when
• (1) the person being given an order is not
  present
• (2) the person giving the command wishes to be
  polite. The Jussive Subjunctive is a more polite
  command than the Imperative.

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II. The Jussive Subjunctive

• The Jussive Subjunctive is formed by putting the
  main verb of the sentence into the Subjunctive
• Jussive Subj. Present Subjunctive
• in the main clause of the sentence
• The Jussive Subjunctive is translated according
  to the following formula
• Let subject verb
• NB In the 2nd person, the Jussive Subjunctive
  can be translated like a regular imperative.

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II. The Jussive Subjunctive

• NB Note the Difference in form and translation
  between the Indicative and Jussive Subjunctive.
• Indicative v. Subjunctive
• agit agat
• perdunt perdant
• advenis advenias
• canitur canatur

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II. The Jussive Subjunctive

• NB Note the Difference in form and translation
  between the Indicative and Jussive Subjunctive.
• Indicative v. Subjunctive
• agit agat
• he does let him do
• perdunt perdant
• they destroy let them destroy
• advenis advenias
• you approach you, approach
• canitur canatur
• it is sung let it be sung

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III. The Hortatory Subjunctive

• When the subject of a Jussive Subjunctive is in
  the 1st person plural, we call it the Hortatory
  Subjunctive (from hortor, hortari, to encourage).
• It is used when one person in a group wishes to
  encourage the group to do something.
• Hortatory Subj. 1st pl. Present Subjunctive
• in the main clause of the sentence
• The Hortatory Subjunctive is translated according
  to the following formula
• Let us verb

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III. The Hortatory Subjunctive

• NB Note the Difference in form and translation
  between the Indicative and Hortatory Subjunctive.
• Indicative v. Subjunctive
• adoramus adoremus
• mittimus mittamus
• regredimur regrediamur
• canimus canamus

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III. The Hortatory Subjunctive

• NB Note the Difference in form and translation
  between the Indicative and Hortatory Subjunctive.
• Indicative v. Subjunctive
• adoramus adoremus
• we adore let us adore
• mittimus mittamus
• we send let us send
• regredimur regrediamur
• we go back let us go back
• canimus canamus
• we sing let us sing