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182 smells well." With sī 'if ever'; stŏmăchābātur sĕnex sī quid aspĕrius dīxeram " The old man used to get angry if I (had) said anything, rather harsh."

§ 406. —ŭt takes the when it means—

(a) As: ŭt sēmentem fēcĕrĭs (Fut. Perf.), ĭtă. mĕtēs "As you have sowed, so will you reap." Hence idiomatically (of ):

(b) hī ŭt pŏbpŭlĭ Rōmānī aetās est, sĕnēs sunt " Considering the age of the Roman people, these are ancients."

(c), when followed by sīc, ĭtă: ŭt quĭēs certāmĭnum ĕrăt, ĭtă, nōn ăb appărātū ŏpĕrum cēssātum est "Though there was a cessation of hostilities, still they did not relax the prosecution of the (siege) works."

(d) : ut vēni surrexit "He rose when I came."

§ 407. —It takes the Subjunctive when used—

(a) In a Consecutive sense, so that, § 393.

(b) In a Final sense, 'in order that,' § 395.

(c) In a Concessive sense, 'granting that,' § 403 (3).

(d) After vĕrĕŏr 'I fear,' etc., § 397.

(e) In indignant surprise, see example in § 383 (1).

§ 408. —Cum (quom) takes the when it means—

(a) (in the sense of " at the time when "); longum illŭd tempŭs cum nōn ĕrō "That long time when I shall be no more," pārŭĭt cum nĕcesse ĕrăt " He obeyed when it was necessary."

(b) (= "since the time when"); centum annī sunt cum dictātŏr fŭ ĭbt "It is one hundred years since he was dictator."

(c) (in the best Latin, compare § 405):