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hlawson38
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by hlawson38 » Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:19 pm
The sentence to translate is this:
8. Do not do this, lest you should seem to be a coward.
My effort:
Hoc noli facere, ne ignavus esse videaris.
But the key says:
Ne hoc feceris. . . .
Is
Hoc noli facere correct Latin for a negative command?
Are
Hoc noli facere and
Ne hoc feceris interchangeable in this context?
Hugh Lawson
truks
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by truks » Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:31 pm
Yes, the usual way of expressing negative second-person commands is with ne + perfect subjunctive or with noli + an infinitive.
This info is presented under 'rule 10' on page 60 of N&H.
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by hlawson38 » Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:15 pm
truks wrote: Yes, the usual way of expressing negative second-person commands is with ne + perfect subjunctive or with noli + an infinitive.
This info is presented under 'rule 10' on page 60 of N&H.
Thanks truks! My N&H is paginated differently, but thanks to your citing "rule 10" I found it easily.
Hugh Lawson