Uses of Quōminus
Summary of Use
Quōminus is used with verbs of hindering and refusing, and initiates a subjunctive verb
Quōminus is literally equivalent to ut eō minus
Exempla
- Poverty does not prevent us from speaking: nōn egestās impedit quōminus fēmur
- Poverty does not prevent us from speaking: nōn egestās impedit ut eō minus fēmur
- Nothing hinders us from being able to do that: nihil impedit quōminus id facere possīmus
- Nothing hinders us from being able to do that: nihil impedit ut eō minus id facere possīmus
The Essential AG: 558 b
Famous Phrase: I honestly couldn’t find anything for a word this rare, but here’s the motto of my alma mater, the University of Chicago:
crescat scientia, vita excolātur (let learning grow, that life may be enriched)
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