absum, abesse, afui, afuturus:
Verb · 5th conjugation · variant: 1st · Compounds of “to be”
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
be away/absent/distant/missing; be free/removed from; be lacking; be distinct;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | absum | absumus |
| 2 | abes | abestis |
| 3 | abest | absunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | abesse |
| active | future | abfore |
| active | perfect | afuisse |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | abes | abeste |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | abesto | abestote |
| 3 | abesto | absunto |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | afutus | afuti |
| Gen. | afuti | afutorum |
| Dat. | afuto | — |
| Acc. | afutum | afutos |
| Voc. | afute | afuti |
| Abl. | afuto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | afuta | afutae |
| Gen. | afutae | afutarum |
| Dat. | afutae | — |
| Acc. | afutam | afutas |
| Voc. | afuta | afutae |
| Abl. | afuta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | afutum | afuta |
| Gen. | afuti | afutorum |
| Dat. | afuto | — |
| Acc. | afutum | afuta |
| Voc. | afutum | afuta |
| Abl. | afuto | — |
Supines
accusative: afutum; ablative: afutu
Examples
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...senatus poterit nunc haberier. ibo intro, ne, dum absum, alter sorti defuat.— 595 ACTVS III III.i Palaestrio Cohibete..."Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...patriam facis; nam dum abs te absum omnes mihi labores f re quos cepi leves praeter quam..."Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...multum ab homine tolerabili, nedum a perfecto absum, sed de illo in quem fortuna ius perdidit: huius quoque..."Liber Tertius
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...erudiens, iure reprehenderer. sed ab eo plurimum absum neque, ut ea cognoscas, quae tibi notissima sunt..."