I've been wndering, are there forms for commanding someone to be something? For example, test-taking tips:
Be confident
Be calm
etc.
Imperative adjectives?
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Sometimes there are Latin verbs that in English are "to be ____". Some of these are taceo, -ere "to be quiet", gratulor, gratulari "to be thankful", gaudeo, -ere "to be glad", irascor, -sci "to be angry". Obviously, you can just use the imperative of the verb in these cases.
T. is quite correct about the adjectives, though volitive subjunctive is more common with esse than the imperative.
T. is quite correct about the adjectives, though volitive subjunctive is more common with esse than the imperative.
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