The Volitive Subjunctive.
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B. JUSSIVE SUBJUNCTIVE.
275. The J ussive Subjunctive expresses a command. The J ussive stands regularly in the Present Tense, and is usedI.
Most frequently in the third singular and third plural; as,die at, let him tell ; dicant, let them tell; quare secedant improbi,
wherefore let the wicked depart!
2. Less frequently in the second person, often with indefinite force; as,isto bono iit~re, use that advantage; modeste vivas, live temperately.
C. PROHIBITIVE SUBJUNCTIVE.
276. The Subjunctive is used in the second and third persons singular and plural, with ne, to express a pro/zibition, Both Present and Perfect occur, and without appreciable difference of meaning; as,ne repugnetis, do tii vera is tam ne impii ne pl~care appease the
not resist! reliqueris, don't leave her! audeant deos, let not the t'mpt'ous dare to gods!
a. Neither of these constructions is frequent in classical prose.
b. A commoner method of expressing a prohibition in the second person is by the use of noli (nolite) with a following infini tive, or by cave or cave ne with the Subjunctive; as,noli hoc facere, nolite mentiri, cave ignoscas, pity! cave ne haec you do)!
don't do this (lit. be u1twilling to do)! do not lie! cave te miser eat, do not forgive, do not faciAs, do not do this (lit. take care lest
D. DELIBERATIVE SUBJUNCTIVE.
277. The Deliberative Subjunctive is used in questions and exclamations implying doubt, i1zdignation, the impossibilt'ty of an act, obligation, or propriety. The Present is