William of Ockham

On Franciscan Poverty

Latin Grammar: Indicative Conditionals

Si autem ecclesiae sub tali pacto vel nequiverunt vel noluerunt ipsa temporalia bona recipere, et tamen reges sub pactis licitis ipsa ecclesiis contulerunt, concedendum est quod papa super huiusmodi temporalibus habet aliquam potestatem, quamvis non nisi quantam reges sibi dederunt, ut papa super huiusmodi temporalibus concessis a regibus Angliae ecclesiis in dominio eorundem regum solummodo iure regum habeat potestatem, et non nisi quantam per privilegia regum sibi est concessa.

Indicative Conditionals

Indicative conditionals represent conditions that are fairly likely to be realized. They are in direct opposition to subjunctive conditions that express either conditions that are less likely to be fulfilled or that are in direct contrast to what is actually happening. 

Conditionals represent:

  1. the past with two past tense (perfect or imperfect) indicatives
  2. the present with two present indicatives
  3. the future (usually called the "future more vivid") with two future indicatives. 

In English, all the tenses are translated as they would be in any sentence except for the protasis of the future more vivid which is represented by a present in English, i.e. "If he does x, z will happen." 

Translate the follow English conditions into Latin.

1. If he does this, I do that.
Si hoc , illud .

2. If he did this, I did that.
Si hoc , illud .

3. If he does this, I will do that.
Si hoc , illud .

4. If the king gives power, the pope has power.
Si rex potestatem , papa potestatem .

5. If the king gave power, the pope had power.
Si rex potestatem , papa potestatem .

6. If the king gives power, the pope will have power.
Si rex potestatem , papa potestatem .

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