inquiro, inquirere, inquisivi, inquisitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
examine, investigate, scrutinize; seek grounds for accusation; search, seek;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | inquiro | inquirimus |
| 2 | inquiris | inquiritis |
| 3 | inquirit | inquirunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | inquirere |
| active | perfect | inquisivisse |
| passive | present | inquiri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | inquire, inquir | inquirite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | inquirito | inquiritote |
| 3 | inquirito | inquirunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | inquirere | inquirimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | inquiritor | — |
| 3 | inquiritor | inquiruntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inquisitus | inquisiti |
| Gen. | inquisiti | inquisitorum |
| Dat. | inquisito | — |
| Acc. | inquisitum | inquisitos |
| Voc. | inquisite | inquisiti |
| Abl. | inquisito | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inquisita | inquisitae |
| Gen. | inquisitae | inquisitarum |
| Dat. | inquisitae | — |
| Acc. | inquisitam | inquisitas |
| Voc. | inquisita | inquisitae |
| Abl. | inquisita | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inquisitum | inquisita |
| Gen. | inquisiti | inquisitorum |
| Dat. | inquisito | — |
| Acc. | inquisitum | inquisita |
| Voc. | inquisitum | inquisita |
| Abl. | inquisito | — |
Supines
accusative: inquisitum; ablative: inquisitu
Examples
- L
Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...fictiles fuisse. Vale. XXXII. SENECA LUCILIO SUO SALUTEM Inquiro de te et ab omnibus sciscitor qui ex ista..." - G
Liber IX
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...Vale. C. PLINIUS TIRONI SUO S. Egregie facis — inquiro enim — et persevera, quod iustitiam tuam provincialibus multa humanitate..."