Lesson 2 | Subjunctives

Review

In this lesson, you learned how to recognize subjunctives by their three key features, along with the subjunctive paradigm of εἰμί. Be sure you have these things memorized before completing this lesson.
Subjunctives: 3 KEY FEATURES
Tense-Form Voice Stem Tense Former Ending Pattern
Present Active present
⇠vowel⇢
Primary
Active
Middle/
Passive
present
⇠vowel⇢
Primary
Middle-Passive
1st Aorist Active
usually same as
present
σ
⇠vowel⇢
Primary
Active
Middle
usually same as
present
σ
⇠vowel⇢
Primary
Middle-Passive
Passive
usually same as
present
θ
⇠vowel⇢
Primary
Active
2nd Aorist Active aorist
⇠vowel⇢
Primary
Active
Middle aorist
⇠vowel⇢
Primary
Middle-Passive
Passive aorist
⇠vowel⇢
Primary
Active

εἰμί in the subjunctive
Subjunctive
Singular First
I may be
Second ᾖς
you may be
Third
he/she/it may be
Plural First ὦμεν
we may be
Second ᾖτε
you (pl.) may be
Third ὦσι(ν)
they may be

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