contemplo, contemplare, contemplavi, contemplatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
observe/note/notice, gaze/look hard at, regard; contemplate/consider carefully;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | contemplo | contemplamus |
| 2 | contemplas | contemplatis |
| 3 | contemplat | contemplant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | contemplare |
| active | perfect | contemplavisse |
| passive | present | contemplari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contempla | contemplate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contemplato | contemplatote |
| 3 | contemplato | contemplanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contemplare | contemplamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contemplator | — |
| 3 | contemplator | contemplantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemplatus | contemplati |
| Gen. | contemplati | contemplatorum |
| Dat. | contemplato | — |
| Acc. | contemplatum | contemplatos |
| Voc. | contemplate | contemplati |
| Abl. | contemplato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemplata | contemplatae |
| Gen. | contemplatae | contemplatarum |
| Dat. | contemplatae | — |
| Acc. | contemplatam | contemplatas |
| Voc. | contemplata | contemplatae |
| Abl. | contemplata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemplatum | contemplata |
| Gen. | contemplati | contemplatorum |
| Dat. | contemplato | — |
| Acc. | contemplatum | contemplata |
| Voc. | contemplatum | contemplata |
| Abl. | contemplato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemplandus | — |
| Gen. | contemplandi | — |
| Dat. | contemplando | — |
| Acc. | contemplandum | — |
| Voc. | contemplande | — |
| Abl. | contemplando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemplanda | — |
| Gen. | contemplandae | — |
| Dat. | contemplandae | — |
| Acc. | contemplandam | — |
| Voc. | contemplanda | — |
| Abl. | contemplanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemplandum | — |
| Gen. | contemplandi | — |
| Dat. | contemplando | — |
| Acc. | contemplandum | — |
| Voc. | contemplandum | — |
| Abl. | contemplando | — |
Supines
accusative: contemplatum; ablative: contemplatu
Examples
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...hanc. D. Edepol qui cum hanc magis contemplo, magis placet. T. Si hanc emeris, di immortales, nullus leno..."Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...volui dicere. satin habes? TH. Vt quidquid magis contemplo, tanto magis placet. TR. Viden pictum, ubi ludificat cornix..."Amphitruo
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...hinc abis, ignobilis. SOS. Certe edepol, quom illum contemplo et formam cognosco meam, quem ad modum..."