invenio, invenire, inveni, inventus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 4th
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
come upon; discover, find; invent, contrive; reach, manage to get;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | invenio | invenimus |
| 2 | invenis | invenitis |
| 3 | invenit | inveniunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | invenire |
| active | perfect | invenisse |
| passive | present | inveniri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | inveni | invenite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | invenito | invenitote |
| 3 | invenito | inveniunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | invenire | invenimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | invenitor | — |
| 3 | invenitor | inveniuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inventus | inventi |
| Gen. | inventi | inventorum |
| Dat. | invento | — |
| Acc. | inventum | inventos |
| Voc. | invente | inventi |
| Abl. | invento | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inventa | inventae |
| Gen. | inventae | inventarum |
| Dat. | inventae | — |
| Acc. | inventam | inventas |
| Voc. | inventa | inventae |
| Abl. | inventa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inventum | inventa |
| Gen. | inventi | inventorum |
| Dat. | invento | — |
| Acc. | inventum | inventa |
| Voc. | inventum | inventa |
| Abl. | invento | — |
Supines
accusative: inventum; ablative: inventu
Examples
- T
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...animo, corde et pectore.' CAL. Perii, salutem nusquam invenio, Pseudole, quam illi remittam. PS. Quam salutem? CAL. Argenteam..." - T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...morem: egomet tacere nequeo solus quod scio. si invenio qui vidit, ad eum vineas pluteosque agam: res paratast..." - T
Epidicus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...relictis rebus Epidicum operam quaerendo dabo: si invenio, exitiabilem ego illi faciam hunc ut fiat diem. ACTVS..." - T
Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...aedes non patent.— ARGYR. Interii, si non invenio ego illas viginti minas, et profecto, nisi illud perdo argentum..." - T
Amphitruo
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...navi non erat, neque domi neque in urbe invenio quemquam qui illum viderit. nam omnis plateas perreptavi, gymnasia..." - P
Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...forum ut dicam haec tibi. ubi te non invenio ibi escendo in quendam excelsum locum, circumspicio: nusquam. forte..." - A
Liber XX
Aulus Gellius
"...casum nominandi, quem tu "rectum" appellasti, "vos". III. Invenio tamen" inquit "non paucis in locis "nostri" atque "vestri..." - T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...voce oculis auribus ut pervestigarem. neque eam usquam invenio neque quo eam neque qua quaeram consultumst, neque quem..."