Check translation with deponent verb

[Quis ut Deus]

Salvete!

I'm trying to check my translation of: "Never forget the beast."

I put

Numquam Obliviscere Bestiam

with "Obliviscere" being the imperative and "bestiam" in the accusative.

Gratias vobis ago!

[thesaurus]

Your use of the deponent verb is correct!

Usus tuus verbi deponentis rectus est!

[benissimus]

numquam is only rarely used in prohibitions, so I would revise it to use umquam with noli or ne construction.

[thesaurus]

I was thinking about the "numquam" question when I wrote my reply. I thought it would fly because isn't numquam simply ne+umquam? Of course, I should have checked the actual usage of this term...

[Kasper]

Oblivisci also takes the genitive, not accusative.

[thesaurus]

Oblivisci also takes the genitive, not accusative.

Apparently it may be used with either when the object is a "thing". Lewis and Short: "constr. with gen. of pers. and with gen. or acc. of thing."

Cum obiectivum verbi "res" sit, utrumque rectum esse videtur, ut dicunt Lewis et Short.

[Kasper]

Thank you T, I stand corrected.

Gratias tibi, T, ago. Conrectus sum.

[adrianus]

Interesting that Ainsworth has "ne" plus present imperative for "never deny it", "ne nega".

"Noli unquàm bestiam/bestiae oblivisci", "Ne unquàm bestiam/bestiae oblitus sis", "Cura ne unquàm bestiam/bestiae obliviscaris", "Ne bestiam/bestiae obliviscere" (apud Ainsworth, verbo modi imperativi praesentis, "Ne nega" pro "Never deny it" anglicé habes).

[benissimus]

(apud Ainsworth, verbo modi imperativi praesentis, "Ne nega" pro [/i]"Never deny it" anglicé habes).

qui recte dixit, non sine antiquis exemplaribus. If I remember correctly, it's a rare and perhaps archaic construction; Ovid used it to great effect when he has Jupiter say, very imperiously, "ne fuge me!" in the Metamorphoseon. It's quite striking when you do see it, because it carries the unabated strength of the normal imperative, without any circumlocution.

[adrianus]

Indeed, benissimus, I saw the formula—not archaic, if Ainsworth gives it for use—before in grammars (certainly in Allen & Greenough, §450a, who do say it's archaic, mind you) but not the "never" twist in translating into English.
Ità, benissime, illam formulam—non archaicam, cùm Ainsworth eam adhibendam dat—priùs vidi (apud A&G scilicet, qui auctores verò eam archaicam esse dicunt), sed adhuc declinationem interpretationis per "never" anglicé nunquàm legi.

So "Ne fuge me!" = "Never flee me!" or "Don't you flee me!" or "Do not dare to flee me!" or "Never dare to flee me!" or "Never ever flee me!" (imperiously/imperiosè, ut dicis)