Experience III, Lesson 32: Temporal Clauses
Expressions of time
- before = antequam, priusquam + 1) indicative to indicate a solid fact; 2) subjunctive with suspense / impediment (sometimes separated in the sentence: ante...quam, prius...quam)
- while = dum + indicative
- as long as = dum, donec, quoad, quamdiu + indicative
- until = dum, donec, quoad + 1) indicative for a concrete fact; 2) subjunctive with suspended expectation
- after = postquam + indicative T.4 (also separated as post...quam)
- when or as = ut + indicative; ubi + indicative
- when = cum as learned in Lesson 30
- cum + indicative = a present / future event; cum + past indicative = a pure indication of time
- cum + subjunctive = "when" describing circumstances - cause and effect (close to "because")
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Third Experience Latin - Fr. Reginald Foster
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