Latin conjunction
ut
ut is a Latin conjunction. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “as” (once), “so that” (once) and “that” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from ut to the words it goes with.
Ut melius, quidquid erit, pati.
So that you may better endure whatever it will be.
Ut: introduces the clause of pati.
Persuade tibi hoc sic esse, ut scribo: quaedam tempora eripiuntur nobis, quaedam subducuntur, quaedam effluunt.
Persuade yourself that this is so, as I write: certain times are snatched from us, certain times are stolen, certain times flow away.
ut: introduces the clause of scribo.
…iusiurandum patri datum usque ad hanc aetatem ita conservavi, ut nemini dubium esse debeat, quin reliquo tempore eadem mente…
I have so preserved that oath given to my father up to this age, that it ought to be doubtful to no one that I will be of the same mind for the remaining time.”
ut: introduces the clause of debeat.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| ut | Conjunction | 3 |