The first supine ends in -um. It has two uses.

The first use is with verbs of motion. In many cases, it indicates purpose:

* 'Mater pompam me spectatum duxit' is 'Mother took me to watch the procession'.
* 'Legati ad Caesarem gratulatum convenerunt' is 'The ambassadors came to Caesar to congratulate him'.

The translation of this first usage of the first supine is similar to, if not identical to, the Latin clause of purpose.

A second usage is in combination with the

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