Chapter 448Allen and Greenough's Latin GrammarDickinson CollegeChristopher Francese
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The Imperative is used in Commands and Entreaties:—
cōnsulite
vōbīs,
prōspicite
patriae,
cōnservāte
vōs
(Cat. 4.3)
,
have a care for yourselves
,
guard the country, preserve yourselves.dīc
,
Mārce Tullī
,
sententiam
,
Marcus Tullius
,
state your opinion.
tē ipsum
concute(Hor. S. 1.3.35)
,
examine yourself.vīve
,
valē
que
(
id
. 2.5.110),
farewell
,
bless you
(live and be well)!
miserēre
animī nōn dīgna ferentis
(Aen. 2.144)
,
pity a soul bearing undeserved misfortune.
The
third person
of the imperative is antiquated or poetic:—
ollīs salūs populī suprēma lēx
estō(Legg. 3.8)
,
the safety of the people shall be their first law.
iūsta imperia
suntō
, eīsque cīvēs modestē
pārentō
(
id
. 3.6),
let there be lawful authorities, and let the citizens strictly obey them.
In prose the Hortatory Subjunctive is commonly used instead (§
439
).