William of Ockham

On Sin and Virtue

Latin Grammar: The Imperative

...puta quando aliquis dimittit se voluntarie in praecipitium, et post paenitet et habet actum nolendi illum descensum meritorie propter Deum; sed in descendendo non est in potestate voluntatis; igitur ille descensus non est necessario vitiosus.

Imperatives are fairly uncommon in Latin texts and, for that reason, it is important to be able to recognize their forms so that they do not impede your understanding of the text. Parse the following imperatives (give person, number, tense, voice, mood, and infinitive from which the imperative comes). Then give the present active infinitive of the verb (the second principal part).

1. lauda
, , , , imperative,
2. monete
, , , , imperative,
3. agite
, , , , imperative,
4. audi
, , , , imperative,
5. cape
, , , , imperative,
6. hortamini
, , , , imperative,
7. fatere
, , , , imperative,
8. sequere
, , , , imperative,

9. molimini
, , , , imperative,
10. patere
, , , , imperative,
11. i
, , , , imperative,
12. ite
, , , , imperative,
13. este
, , , , imperative,
14. es
, , , , imperative,
15. fi
, , , , imperative,
16. fite
, , , , imperative,

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