Apuleius 3.24-26 grammar Flashcards
1
Q
translate: precor ut scrībās ad matrem.
A
I beg you to write to your mother. (indirect command)
2
Q
translate: precātus sum ut scrīberēs ad matrem.
A
I begged you to write to your mother (indirect command, secondary sequence)
3
Q
translate: utinam pater sim tibi.
A
I wish that I was a father to you. (optative subjunctive)
4
Q
translate: utinam pater essem tibi.
A
Would that I were a father to you.
5
Q
translate: utinam pater fuissem tibi.
A
Would that I had been a father to you.
6
Q
translate: currunt nē hostēs sē capiant.
A
They run so that the enemies won’t capture them. (negative purpose clause, primary sequence)
7
Q
translate: cucurrērunt nē hostēs sē caperent.
A
They ran so that the enemies wouldn’t capture them.
