LATN 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Content Clause, Interrogative Word
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Dependent clauses: introduces verbs of asking, knowing, saying, perceiving, verb is in the subjunctive mood in latin but translated in the indicative. In english: subject is in the nominative case, introduced by an interrogaive word. If it requires a yes or no, it will be introduced with the word num. If the main verb is in the present, future, or future perfect then: the verb of the indirect quesion will be in the present or perfect. If the main verb is in the imperfect, perfect, or past perfect then: the verb of the indirect quesion will be in the imperfect or past perfect. Captures idea of speaker but not the exact words. Present (= acion at same ime or ater) Imperfect (= acion at same ime or ater) M, -s, -t, -mus, -is, -nt present main verb and ime before the main verb. 4th principal part (-us, -a, -um) [make into an adjecive] sim, sis, sit, simus, siis, sint.