Subjunctive Fear Clauses

Subjunctive Fear Clauses

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​Subjunctive Fear Clauses

• Main (independent) verb in the sentence is a verb of fearing (timeō, vereor, metuō, terreor...)

• ​ut or ne

• ​Subjunctive verb (present or imperfect only) in the dependent clause

• ​BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!

• ​The meanings of ut and ne are reversed!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ​ut = that...not

  • ​ne = that...

  • ​This means that ut introduces a negative fear clause

Multiple Select

Mark ALL of the following that are TRUE.

• you have to have a verb of fearing for a fearing clause

• ut is used for negative fearing clauses

• ut non is used for negative fearing clauses

• ne is used for positive clauses

• fearing clauses use the subjunctive

Multiple Choice

Which of the following verbs means to fear/be afraid?

• verto, vertere

• vereor, vereri

• vinco, vincere

• vivo, vivere

Multiple Choice

Which of the following verbs means to fear/be afraid?

• moneo, monere

• munio, munire

• maneo, manere

• metuo, metuere

Multiple Choice

Which of the following verbs means to fear/be afraid?

• timeo, timere

• teneo, tenere

• terreo, terrere

• tueor, tueri

Multiple Choice

Which of the following verbs can NOT introduce a fear clause?

• timeō

• vereor

• imperō

• metuō

​How to Translate

• When translating a fear clause, we translate ne as that.

  • If the verb is in the present subjunctive, “would verb.”

  • If the verb is in the imperfect subjunctive, “have verbed or just “verbed.”

    Below are some examples:

  • ​Hostēs metuunt ne dux captus fugiat. (“The enemies fear that the leader who had been captured would escape.”)

  • ​Timuit ut uxor amaret. (“He was afraid that his wife did not love him.”)

  • ​Verita est ne discordia ex ea re nasceretur. ("She was fearful that discord would be borne from this circumstance.”)

Multiple Choice

We were afraid that the road was flooded.

• uses ut in Latin

• uses ne in Latin

Multiple Choice

Our grandfather is afraid that he will get lost.

• ut

• nē

Multiple Choice

Your friend is afraid that you have moved her toys.

• ut mōvistī

• ut mōveris

• nē mōveris

• nē mōvistī

Multiple Choice

He fears that the city will not be saved.

• uses ut in Latin

• uses ne in Latin

Multiple Choice

Timeo ut animalia in silvis maneant.

• positive fearing clause

• negative fearing clause

Multiple Choice

Metuimus ne hostes venirent.

• translate ne as "that"

• translate ne as "that...not"

Multiple Choice

Timeo ut animalia in silvis maneant.

• translate ut as "that"

• translate ut as "that...not"

Multiple Choice

Metuimus ne hostes venirent.

• positive fearing clause

• negative fearing clause