1. Verbs of Fearing

What does timeo + direct object mean?

I am afraid of something

What is an example of timeo + direct object?

omnes nautae periculum maris timebant (all the sailors feared the danger of the sea)

What does timeo + infinitive mean?

I am afraid to do something

What is an example of timeo + infinitive?

cur templum intrare times (why are you afraid to enter the temple)

What does timeo + ne + subjunctive mean?

I am afraid that something might happen

What is an example of timeo + ne + subjunctive?

timebamus ne urbs nostra capuretur (we feared that our city would be captured)

What does timeo + ne…non + subjunctive mean?

I am afraid that something might not happen

What is an example of timeo + ne…non+ subjunctive?

timebam ne custos clamores non audiret (I feared that the guard might not hear the shouts)