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Verb Conjugation and dictionary entries in Latin


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Do not be dismayed. These verbs are all regular, as far as I could see. They all follow a simple pattern, without exception.

I'll take for example iuvo, iuvare, iuvi, iutum which does mean help, but the primary meaning of the verb is to please (and then, to aid, to help): iuvo is the first person singular in present tense, iuvare is the infinitive form which is very important and used commonly in texts, iuvi is the past tense (it's actually ''perfect'', but we can call it past simple, for the time being) and iutum is the past participle form, also used to a great extent.

There are four conjugations in Latin. First, second and fourth are very straightforward. The third one is what we call ''mixed''. There are various combinations here, which, of course, every dictionary will list, so again, no worries.

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There are four conjugations in Latin. First, second and fourth are very straightforward. The third one is what we call ''mixed''. There are various combinations here, which, of course, every dictionary will list, so again, no worries.

That's right. A dictionary entry generally consists of four parts. The dictionary entry for king would look like this:

1. The first part is the Nominative Singular Form,  [rex]

2. The second part lists the Genitive Singular Form, [rēgis]

3. The third part of the entry indicates the Gender, [m.]

4. The fourth part contains the translation (for instance the English Translation), [king]

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