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Festina Lente
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:36 pm
by Feles in silva
This is one of the sentences in Ch.1 of Wheelock.
It is from festino, festinare.
My question is, what tense/mood is "festina", as it does not fit in with present, future or imprefect indicative active.
Or is it an irregular conjugation?
Re: Festina Lente
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:41 pm
by Deses
Feles in silva wrote:This is one of the sentences in Ch.1 of Wheelock.
It is from festino, festinare.
My question is, what tense/mood is "festina", as it does not fit in with present, future or imprefect indicative active.
Or is it an irregular conjugation?
It's Present Imperative Sing.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:42 pm
by Turpissimus
It's the imperative. It's used for giving orders. Wheelock is being cheeky by giving it to you so early. I don't think you're supposed to know it.
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:58 am
by Deses
Turpissimus wrote:It's the imperative. It's used for giving orders. Wheelock is being cheeky by giving it to you so early. I don't think you're supposed to know it.
Keep in mind that any author of a language instruction book is required to throw in some words and grammar every now and then - prior to their proper introduction. It never fails.