1. Relative Clauses of Characteristic, Supines
Chapter 38
Relative Clauses of Characteristic, Supines

2. Relative Clauses of Characteristic
You have seen the relative clause in Latin used with an indicative verb as the governing verb.
dedī tibi quod cupīvistī
I gave you what (the thing which) you wanted.

3. Relative Clauses of Characteristic
A subjunctive verb in a relative clause is used to mean “the type of thing.”
dedī tibi quod cupīverīs
I gave you what (the type of thing which) you wanted.

4. Relative Clauses of Characteristic
sōlus est quem dī dīligant
nūllus est cui invideant
sunt aliī complūrēs quī idem fēcerint

5. Relative Clauses of Characteristic
This construction was also frequently used in order to express cause, purpose, result, and adversative clauses.
ōdīmus eōs quī haec faciant – causal
mīror tē sīc fābulārī, quae tam callida sīs. – adversative
hominēs ratiōnem habent ā natūrā datam quae et causās rērum et cōnsecūtiōnēs videat – purpose

6. Supines
A Supine is another type of abstract verbal noun formed from the 4th princ. part.
It is a fourth declension masculine noun that appears in the accusative and ablative* cases.
In the accusative it expresses purpose with verbs of motion.
In the ablative it is modified by neuter adjectives

7. Supines legātōs Caesarem mittunt rogātum auxilium mīrābile dictū
facile factū