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When and where to use which construction expressing purpose
To the best of my knowledge, the following constructions are used to express purpose in Latin:
ut + [subjunctive clause]
ad + [accusative gerund]
ad + [accusative gerundive] + [accusative noun]
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“..so that others may live”, future subjunctive?
Salvete, omnes:
I studied Latin in college, but it has been a few years since I was immersed in it. I'm trying to wrangle a translation for the motto of an American Air Force search & rescue unit:...
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What mood should the verb of a relative clause within a purpose clause be?
Suppose we were to translate the English sentence into Attic Greek or Latin.
Do not fight your brother, lest you, who are smaller than him, be hurt.
You can see how the relative clause, "who are ...
