Translation
so that; as
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Examples
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He came so that he might see us.
, difficilis .
As I said, the matter is a difficult one.
Rogavit .
He asked us to stay.
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He was so brave that nobody could beat him.
, tacuit.
As soon as he saw the city, he fell silent.
Everything about "ut" turns on the mood of the verb that follows it. With the SUBJUNCTIVE it introduces a purpose clause ("so that", "in order to"), an indirect command after verbs of asking and ordering, or a result clause after "tam", "ita" or "sic" ("so ... that"). With the INDICATIVE it drops all of that and simply means "as" or "when".
The purpose and result uses look identical until you read the main clause, so watch for the signal words: a preceding "tam" or "ita" points to result, and a negative result clause keeps "ut" and negates the verb with "non", whereas a negative purpose clause replaces the whole thing with "ne".
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(3)Grammar articles
(6)Latin Fearing Clauses: timeo ne, timeo ut and ne non
Latin Indirect Commands: ut and ne with the Subjunctive
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Latin Purpose, Result and cum Clauses: ut, ne and cum
The Latin Subjunctive: amet, amaret, sit, esset
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 3: ut, et, in and 11 more words.