Subjunctive Mood Keyword Chart
Use in Latin
Keyword(s)
Cum Clauses
cum = when
Indirect Question
quis/qui = who; quid =
what; cur=why;
ubi=where; quo/quo
modo=how; cuius=whose;
quando=how much;
quamdiu=for how long;
cui=to/for whom;
num=surely not;
nonne=surely
ut = that; ut = to;
ut…non/ne =
that…not/not to
Indirect Command
Purpose Clauses
Result Clauses
**TRIGGER VERBS in the
indicative clause: refer to
grammar notes for the
list. They have meanings
of, “commanding,
demanding, asking,
begging, pleading,
warning, etc.”
ut = so that; to
ne = so that…not; to…not
ut = that
ut…non = that…not
**TRIGGER WORDS:
tantus-a-um = so
big/loud/great
talis,-is,-e = such;
sic = thus, so
tam = so; adeo = as, so
ita = so, such
tot = so many
Important Points to
Remember
Imperfect & pluperfect
subjunctive tenses
Imperfect & pluperfect
subjunctive tenses
Present & Imperfect
Subjunctive Tenses
** ut is translated as
“that” when person
ordered and subjunctive
subject are DIFFERENT.
**ut is translate as “to”
when person ordered and
subj. subject are the SAME
(Applies to IMP.
Subjunctive)
Present & Imperfect
Subjunctive Tenses
**ut is translated as “{in
order}to” when the
subjects are the SAME in
both clauses.
**ut is translated as “so
that subject might verb”
when the subjects in both
clauses are DIFFERENT.
(Applies to IMP.
Subjunctive)
Present & Imperfect
Subjunctive Tenses