pono, ponere, posui, positus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
put/place/set; station/post (troops); pitch (camp); situate; set up; erect;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pono | ponimus |
| 2 | ponis | ponitis |
| 3 | ponit | ponunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | ponere |
| active | perfect | posuisse |
| passive | present | poni |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | pone | ponite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | ponito | ponitote |
| 3 | ponito | ponunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | ponere | ponimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | ponitor | — |
| 3 | ponitor | ponuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | positus | positi |
| Gen. | positi | positorum |
| Dat. | posito | — |
| Acc. | positum | positos |
| Voc. | posite | positi |
| Abl. | posito | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | posita | positae |
| Gen. | positae | positarum |
| Dat. | positae | — |
| Acc. | positam | positas |
| Voc. | posita | positae |
| Abl. | posita | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | positum | posita |
| Gen. | positi | positorum |
| Dat. | posito | — |
| Acc. | positum | posita |
| Voc. | positum | posita |
| Abl. | posito | — |
Supines
accusative: positum; ablative: positu
Examples
- T
Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...manum, provocat me in aleam, ut ego ludam: pono pallium; ille suom amiculum opposivit, invocat Planesium. Phaed. Meosne..." - A
Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...metaxu touton, ploutos, hygeia, zoe, thanatos, hedone, ponos. Pothen oidas? Hellanikos legei en tois Aigyptiakois. Ti gar diapherei..." - T
Liber III
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...Graiae gentis decus, inque tuis nunc ficta pedum pono pressis vestigia signis, non ita certandi cupidus quam propter..." - D
Satura XII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...sint haec, Coruine, Catullus, pro cuius reditu tot pono altaria, paruos tres habet heredes. libet expectare quis aegram..." - D
Satura X
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...nisi Poeno milite portas frangimus et media uexillum pono Subura.' o qualis facies et quali digna tabella..." - L
Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...mutis animalibus separo, si cum deo pono. (22) . (23) Vis tu relictis in quibus uinci te necesse..." - L
Liber X
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...post beneficia laedenti plus quam venia debetur. Non pono utrique par pretium: pluris aestimo beneficium quam iniuriam..." - T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...interpretem. Pyrg. Immo omnis res posteriores pono atque operam do tibi. loquere: auris meas profecto dedo in dicionem..."