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Indirect Command

Sometimes an ut clause simply expresses a command, wish, desire, hope, etc., without any strong meaning of purpose or result.

A negative indirect command clause is formed with ne.

Mihi persuasit ut venirem. -> He persuaded me that I come (to come).

Me monuit ne venirem. -> He warned me that I not come (not to come).

Ab eis petivit ne se vulnerarent. -> He begged them not to wound him.

Fear Clause

Fairly narrow niche as far as common constructions using the subjunctive go, requiring (as they do) an introductory verb meaning "to fear"- namely timeo, the passive of terreo, the deponent verb vereor and possibly roundabout expressions using nouns: it is rather odd that the construction is one of the more complicated to explain how it "works".

There's the sense of being afraid to do something:

Puella timebat aquam intrare. -> The girl was afraid to enter the water.

The fear over things that may happen (in the future) but haven't yet:

Mater timebat ne liberos servare non posset. -> The mother was afraid that she wouldn't be able to save her children.

Fear over things that might already have happened:

Agricola timet ne equus ex agro erraverit. -> The farmer is afraid that his horse has wondered out of the field.

Latin subjunctives and uses!

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