iam contenderet

21:21 Feb 9, 2009
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Latin term or phrase: iam contenderet
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3He/she had long been striving
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He/she had long been striving


Explanation:
'Iam' (vel 'iam pridem' vel 'iam diu' vel 'iam dudum'), si cum tempore imperfecto haec verba inveniuntur, actionem vel statum qui in longum tempus fiebat sed qui in praesens extendit aliquando significat. haec constructio Anglice adverbio 'long' vel simili una cum tempore praeterito perfecto (vel praeterito perfecto progressivo) redditur. item si cum tempore praesenti inveniuntur, Anglice adverbio 'long' (vel simili) una cum tempore praesenti perfecto vel praesenti perfecto progressivo convertitur. Cf. C. E. Bennett, Latin Grammar, §259.4, §260.3; Allen & Greenough, New Latin Grammar, §466, §471b; Gildersleeve & Lodge, Latin Grammar, §230, §234.

Hic autem modus subiunctivus verbum 'contenderet' vi peculiari imbuit quae propter exiguum contextum non plene liquet.

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