Now we want to view jussive noun clauses as well as the verb fio.  A jussive noun clause should be thought of as a type of indirect order.  A direct order or imperative will appear appear in quotation marks. The sentence will normally begin using “suggestive, urging, or persuasive verbs.  E.G. he urged them; he warned us; he begged us; he commanded us; he persuaded us.  The actual noun clause will be introduced by “ut” or “ne” and terminate with a subjunctive.  It will resemble a purpose clause in structure as well as sound.  If we analyze what is being expressed clause, we’ll notice that a purpose clause expresses the reason while a the jussive noun clause will answer the question “what was ordered or commanded or persuaded”, not “why”.  I know it’s a subtle difference, but through experience it will become more evident.

Now for the irregular verb Fio, Fieri, factus sum to be done, to occur.

For some reason, the ancient Romans preferred to use fio, meaning to be done,  instead of the passive form of facio.  This is primarily true in the following tenses:  present, imperfect, future indicatives; present and imperfect subjunctives.  As usual, irregular verb must merely be memorized.

Present Indicative

1^st        fio                    fimus

2^nd        fis                     fitis

3^rd        fit                     fiunt

Imperfect Indicative

1^st        fiebam              fiebamus

2^nd        fiebas               fiebatis

3^rd        fiebat                fiebant

Future Indicative

1^st        fiam                  fiemus

2^nd        fies                   fietis

3^rd        fiet                    fient

Present Subjunctive

1^st        fiam                  fiamus

2^nd        fias                   fiatis

3^rd        fiat                    fiant

Imperfect Subjunctive

1^st        fierem               fieremus

2^nd        fieres                fieretis

3^rd        fieret                 fierent