Vergil's Georgics, book 3, line 250, reads:
nonne vides ut tota tremor pertemptet equorum corpora si tantum notas odor attulit auras.
Why is the subjunctive mood used here? And what is this ut?
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Good question, welcome to the site!– Cerberus ♦Commented Mar 19, 2021 at 22:37
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It's an indirect question following the interrogative ut, which takes the subjunctive:
Surely you see how...
For ut used in this way, see its Lewis & Short entry.
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but ut is not an interrogative. its about fear, purpose. how is like that in english. wheres that in a latin dic? Commented Mar 20, 2021 at 3:32
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2@user21669 That is incorrect. Look at the very first definitions in Lewis & Short.– cmw ♦Commented Mar 20, 2021 at 4:15
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how is used like that right in english. like i understand how life is tough. so the same thing is happening in latin? Commented Mar 20, 2021 at 4:48
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this ut is used like "that". you see that horses are....? Commented Mar 20, 2021 at 4:48
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1@user21669 Precisely like the English there. In Latin, a that like "you see that horses are" would be indirect statement, so accusative + infinitive: *vides equos esse..."– cmw ♦Commented Mar 20, 2021 at 6:08