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Questions tagged [conjugation]

For questions about conjugating verbs.

Conjugation of verbs is the formation of different verb forms based on one, many or all of a set of characteristics by combining a verb’s stem with adfixes which communicate information about things such as mode, tense, voice, person and number.

  • Modes include indicative, subjunctive, imperative, infinitive and more.
  • Tenses include present, future, aorist, perfect and more.
  • Voice include active, passive, mediopassive and more.
  • Person include 1st, 2nd, 3rd person and yes, in fact, more.
  • Number include singular, dual, plural and more.
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On the basis of "Veni, vidi, vici" is "Veni, bibi, oblidi" remotely correct?

When using Google Translate or eprevodilac from Latin to English, both tools translate the following phrases as shown: Veni, vidi, vici → I came, I saw, I conquered (Google Translate) Veni, vidi, vici → I came, I saw, I won (eprevodilac) The other…
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Fourth conjugation imperfect -e

in the fourth conjugation imperfect after the stem and before the imperfect indicator there is -e. e .g. audi + e + ba +t. Where this -e comes from?
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Helpful tips for the learning of latin verbs

I have lately begun learning latin (about two-three months in) and have thus far memorised all the noun and adjective declensions. But the task of committing to memory and understanding sufficiently the verbs seems daunting. Could anyone here…
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Should I learn the four conjugations?

So I did well in my Latin GCSE this year but we just learned that -o is first person, -s is second person, etc. But I had a closer look at the textbook today and it lists verbs in four conjugations types. Eg. porto is first, doceo is second, traho…
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