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
- T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...senatus poterit nunc haberier. ibo intro, ne, dum absum, alter sorti defuat.— 595 ACTVS III III.i Palaestrio Cohibete..." - P
Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...patriam facis; nam dum abs te absum omnes mihi labores f re quos cepi leves praeter quam..." - L
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..." - M
Liber Tertius
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...erudiens, iure reprehenderer. sed ab eo plurimum absum neque, ut ea cognoscas, quae tibi notissima sunt..."