Appendix:Latin first conjugation

The Latin first conjugation has a stem ending in a – the infinitive ends in. They descend from, from.

Example
,, ,  &mdash; to love

Future Perfect
A form with short -i- (amāverimus) is found in some authors, e.g. Terence, Eunuchus 592, but Cicero and Catullus preferred the form with long -i-, e.g. Catullus 5.10 (with Fordyce's note).

Perfect
Note: The participle is inflected for gender and number like a first- and second-declension adjective.

Pluperfect
Note: The participle is inflected for gender and number like a first- and second-declension adjective.

Future perfect
Note: The participle is inflected for gender and number like a first- and second-declension adjective.

Perfect
Note: The participle is inflected for gender and number like a first- and second-declension adjective.

Pluperfect
Note: The participle is inflected for gender and number like a first- and second-declension adjective.

Primary direct
amā! - (singular) Love! amāte! - (plural) Love!

Secondary direct
amātō! - (singular) Love! amātōte! - (plural) Love!

Secondary indirect
amātō! - (singular) Let him/her love! amantō! - (plural) Let them love!

Primary direct
amāre! - (singular) Be loved! amāminī! - (plural) Be loved!

Secondary future
amātor! - (singular) Be loved! amātōminī! - (plural) Be loved!

Secondary indirect
amātor! - (singular) Let him/her be loved! amantor! - (plural) Let them be loved!

Gerunds
For nominative, the infinitive is used.

Nominative - amāre Genitive - amandī Dative - amandō Accusative - amandum Ablative - amandō

Infinitives and participles
Present active infinitive - amāre Present passive infinitive - amārī Perfect active infinitive - amāvisse Perfect passive infinitive - amātus esse Future active infinitive - amātūrus esse Future passive infinitive - amātum īrī Present active participle - amāns Perfect passive participle - amātus Future active participle - amātūrus Future passive participle - amandus Note: The perfect passive and both future participles are declined like normal 1st/2nd declension adjectives. The present active participle is declined like a 3rd declension adjective with a genitive of amantis. Also, there are no present passive or perfect active participles.

Related topics

 * Appendix:Latin second conjugation
 * Appendix:Latin third conjugation
 * Appendix:Latin fourth conjugation