1. More Uses of the Subjunctive
Optative
Deliberative
Potential
April 26, 2013

2. Create Infinitive Charts For Each Latin AND English!
laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatus: praise
moneo, monēre, monui, monitus: warn
rego, regere, rexi, rectus: rule
capio, capere, cēpi, captus: capture
dormio, dormire, dormivi, dormitus: sleep

3. Other Subjunctive Uses
Optative subjunctive: expresses a wish
Optatives are often introduced with utinam: “oh, if only…” or “if only…”
Use “ne” instead of “non” to make it negative
Present: use “may”
Imperfect: use “might”
Perfect: use “had”

4. Optative Subjunctive Utinam puella matrem amet.
If only the girl may love her mother.
(Utinam) puella matrem amaret.
If only the girl might love her mother.
(Utinam) puella matrem amavisset.
If only the girl had loved her mother.

5. Deliberative Subjunctive
A sentence in which something is being considered or deliberated.
The negative uses “non” (not “ne”).
Present subjunctive: “Am I to..”, “Are you to…” etc.
Imperfect subjunctive: “Was I to…”, “Were you to…” etc.

6. Deliberative Subjunctive
Amem matrem?
Am I to love my mother?
Puella matrem amet?
Is the girl to love her mother?
Amarem matrem?
Was I to love my mother?
Puella matrem non amaret?
Was the girl not to love her mother?

7. Potential Subjunctive
A sentence which expresses the opinion of the speaker as an opinion.
“Non” makes it negative.
Present: should
Imperfect: would have, might have, could have

8. Potential Subjunctive
Quid facerem? What could I have done?
Urbem deleri nolim. I would not like the city to be destroyed.