Re: More on the Hermetic Language

Jake X wrote:
> [gArT wal@s rot]:
>
>>>How is subjunctive used?  What's jussive?  I'm assuming potential and
>>>permissive are more-or-less equivalent to "can/be able" and "may"?
>>
>>AIUI, jussive is basically the same as imperative, except it can be 1st
>>or 3rd person (imperative is by definition always 2nd person). Usually
>>translated into English as "let": "Let him come", "Let them eat cake",
>
> etc.
> So would the Esperanto -u ending in verbs be more properly called jussive,
> rather than imperitive?  (even though, without a pronoun, it is assumed to
> be
> second person).
It's not clear which term should be used if it can be used for all
persons. Either term is fine, AFAICT.