Latin B2: In order to: ut & ne with the subjunctive · Grammar

Purpose clauses and indirect commands take ut (so that, to) or ne (so that not, not to) with the subjunctive. The present subjunctive changes the vowel: amem, moneam, regam, audiam; the imperfect adds the endings to the infinitive: amarem, monerem, regerem. After a present main verb use the present (Venio ut te videam); after a past one, the imperfect (Venit ut me videret).

• ut — so that, in order to
• ne — so that not
• rogare — to ask
• imperare — to order
• orare — to beg
• cavere — to beware, to take care
• curare — to see to
• persuadere — to persuade

• Edo ut vivam. — I eat to live.
• Rogavit ut manerem. — She asked me to stay.
• Cura ut valeas. — Take care of yourself.
• Ianuam claudo ne frigus intret. — I shut the door so that the cold won’t come in.