Mod 3 Lesson 3 Flashcards
Fear clauses are introduced with
ut/ne
Main verb for fear clauses always has some variation of “to be _______”
afraid
English examples of fear clauses:
- “I’m worried that my computer will time out before I finish this test.”
- “He was afraid that the teacher wouldn’t get his email.”
“Opposite” conjunction: Introduce a positive fear clause with
ne
“Opposite” conjunction: Introduce a negative fear clause with
ut
Bad thing that might happen =
ne (prevention)
Good thing won’t happen.. good thing =
ut (desired result)
If you’re afraid of something bad happening use
ne
If you’re afraid of something good not happening use
ut
Fear clauses follow sequence of tense rules like
all other subjunctive subordinate clauses
You can sometimes also write a negative fear clause with ___ ____ rather than ut
ne non. Ex: Ovidius timet ne puella sua non videat (Ovid is afraid he won’t see his girlfriend)