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ATL I

ATL I. Direct and Indirect Commands. Direct and Indirect. We have seen direct commands before. “ redite !” – “Go back!” “ pecuniam trade!” – “Hand over the money!” Look at the indirect commands below: legatus militibus imperavit ut redirent .

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ATL I

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  1. ATL I Direct and Indirect Commands

  2. Direct and Indirect • We have seen direct commands before. • “redite!” – “Go back!” • “pecuniam trade!” – “Hand over the money!” • Look at the indirect commands below: • legatusmilitibusimperavitutredirent. • The commander ordered the soldiers that they should go back. • Or you could write it as: to go back. • latronesmercatoriimperaveruntutpecuniamtraderet. • The robbers ordered the merchant that he should hand over the money. • The robbers ordered the merchant to hand over the money.

  3. In each of the previous examples the command is not being given, but is being reported or referred to indirectly. • This is an indirect command. • The verb in the indirect command is in the subjunctive.

  4. Examples • “tace!” • centuriomihiimperavituttacerem. • “parcitemihi!” • senexnosorabatutsibiparceremus. • nemoancillaepersuaderepoteratutsaltaret. • coquusservisimperavitutvinum in mensamponerent. • vossaepemonebamutdiligenterlaboraretis. • comitesmercatoremmonueruntutaboppido clam discederet.

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