doceo, docere, docui, doctus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
teach, show, point out;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | doceo | docemus |
| 2 | doces | docetis |
| 3 | docet | docent |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | docere |
| active | perfect | docuisse |
| passive | present | doceri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | doce | docete |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | doceto | docetote |
| 3 | doceto | docento |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | docere | docemini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | docetor | — |
| 3 | docetor | docentor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | doctus | docti |
| Gen. | docti | doctorum |
| Dat. | docto | — |
| Acc. | doctum | doctos |
| Voc. | docte | docti |
| Abl. | docto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | docta | doctae |
| Gen. | doctae | doctarum |
| Dat. | doctae | — |
| Acc. | doctam | doctas |
| Voc. | docta | doctae |
| Abl. | docta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | doctum | docta |
| Gen. | docti | doctorum |
| Dat. | docto | — |
| Acc. | doctum | docta |
| Voc. | doctum | docta |
| Abl. | docto | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | docendus | — |
| Gen. | docendi | — |
| Dat. | docendo | — |
| Acc. | docendum | — |
| Voc. | docende | — |
| Abl. | docendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | docenda | — |
| Gen. | docendae | — |
| Dat. | docendae | — |
| Acc. | docendam | — |
| Voc. | docenda | — |
| Abl. | docenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | docendum | — |
| Gen. | docendi | — |
| Dat. | docendo | — |
| Acc. | docendum | — |
| Voc. | docendum | — |
| Abl. | docendo | — |
Supines
accusative: doctum; ablative: doctu
Examples
Liber XX
Aulus Gellius
"...erras," inquit "adulescens, aut ludis; rem enim doceo grammaticam, non ius respondeo; si quid igitur ex Vergilio, Plauto..."Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...inquit "parvam rem quaeris; talia ego gratis non doceo". XIV. Eius autem loci, in quo id proverbium..."Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...Cuius ego ingressus vestigia dum rationes persequor ac doceo dictis, quo quaeque creata foedere sint, in eo quam..."Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...prius nulli velarint tempora musae; primum quod magnis doceo de rebus et artis religionum animum nodis exsolvere pergo..."Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...prius nulli velarint tempora Musae; primum quod magnis doceo de rebus et artis religionum animum nodis exsolvere pergo..."Liber IX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...vivas quamdiu vivas. Ego tamen illic aliquid et doceo. Quaeris quid doceam? etiam seni esse discendum. Pudet autem..."Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...enim morae. Ceterum cur ego iudicem nolim dum doceo etiam movere? cur, CXII. quod in summa sum actionis..."Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...mihi locum signare satis est: non enim doceo, sed admoneo docturos. Inde in syllabas cura transibit, de quibus..."