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The '''jussive subjunctive''' can be used for commands or suggestions for what should happen. It is less direct and far more common than the '''imperative'''. | The '''jussive subjunctive''' can be used for commands or suggestions for what should happen. It is less direct and far more common than the '''imperative'''. | ||
:*'''''v<u>en</u>''' hānō ēvecō veniendō''<br>'''You <u>should</u> go''' to the temple to prevail against the curse. | :*'''''v<u>en</u>''' hānō ēvecō veniendō''<br>'''You <u>should</u> go''' to the temple to prevail against the curse. | ||
Perhaps the most common use of the subjunctive is the '''conditional subjunctive'''. When the subjunctive is used in a subordinate clause (with the verb moving to the final position), it may carry the meaning 'if, when, should, etc..' This can be used both in finite verb forms, and with participles, the former being more popular in Old inscriptions and the later in Classical ones. | |||
:*''cōrdiō '''v<u>en</u>''' effertia altanē invegīs''<br>'''<u>If</u> you are going''' to the assembly can you bring back water on the way? | |||
:*''saub hānīs menī altan '''cept<u>iāvis</u>''' cīs horientus aegïtae rhame'' | |||
====Desiderative==== | ====Desiderative==== | ||