Conjugations
A group of verbs whose endings change the same way is called a conjugation. There are five conjugations in Latin:
| example | ||
|---|---|---|
| ·at | first conjugation | portat |
| ·et | second conjugation | monet |
| ·it | third conjugation | regit |
| ·it 4 | fourth conjugation | audit 4 |
| ·it M | mixed conjugation | cupit M |
Present tense rules
first person singular: I
| rule | example |
|---|---|
| ·at → ·o | portat → porto |
| ·et → ·eo | monet → moneo |
| ·it → ·o | regit → rego |
| ·it 4, ·it M → ·io | audit 4 → audio |
second person singular: you
| rule | example |
|---|---|
| ·t → ·s | portat → portas |
first person plural: we
| rule | example |
|---|---|
| ·t → ·mus | monet → monemus |
second person plural: you
| rule | example |
|---|---|
| ·t → ·tis | regit → regitis |
third person plural: they
| rule | example |
|---|---|
| ·at → ·ant | portat → portant |
| ·et → ·ent | monet → monent |
| ·it → ·unt | regit → regunt |
| ·it 4, ·it M → ·iunt | audit 4 → audiunt |
infinitive
| rule | example |
|---|---|
| ·at → ·are | portat → portare |
| ·et → ·ere | monet → monere |
| ·it, ·it M → ·ere | capit M → capere |
| ·it 4 → ·iunt | audit 4 → audire |
imperative singular
| rule | example |
|---|---|
| infinitive − ·re | regit → regere → rege |
imperative plural
| rule | example |
|---|---|
| ·t → ·te | audit → audite |