Passuros esse

john abshire

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Tyrranus arbitratus est eos duos haec mala diu passuros esse.
book> The tyrrant thought that the two men would endure these evils a long time.

is passuros esse a future infinitive (indicative) or is it subjunctive?
Would or will endure?
 
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Dumnorix

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With the past tense thought, use would endure. If the main verb were present tense, it would be, The tyrant thinks that the two men will endure.
 

Pacifica

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is passuros esse a future infinitive (indicative) or is it subjunctive?
It is a future infinitive. It is neither indicative nor subjunctive. Regardless of how it's translated into English, an infinitive is never indicative or subjunctive: it's just infinitive.
 
 

Matthaeus

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There are four basic moods (afaik), John:

I. indicative
II. subjunctive
III. infinitive
IV. imperative
 
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