praepono, praeponere, praeposui, praepositus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
place in command, in front of or before; put X (ACC) in front of Y (DAT);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | praepono | praeponimus |
| 2 | praeponis | praeponitis |
| 3 | praeponit | praeponunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | praeponere |
| active | perfect | praeposuisse |
| passive | present | praeponi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | praepone | praeponite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | praeponito | praeponitote |
| 3 | praeponito | praeponunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | praeponere | praeponimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | praeponitor | — |
| 3 | praeponitor | praeponuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | praepositus | praepositi |
| Gen. | praepositi | praepositorum |
| Dat. | praeposito | — |
| Acc. | praepositum | praepositos |
| Voc. | praeposite | praepositi |
| Abl. | praeposito | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | praeposita | praepositae |
| Gen. | praepositae | praepositarum |
| Dat. | praepositae | — |
| Acc. | praepositam | praepositas |
| Voc. | praeposita | praepositae |
| Abl. | praeposita | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | praepositum | praeposita |
| Gen. | praepositi | praepositorum |
| Dat. | praeposito | — |
| Acc. | praepositum | praeposita |
| Voc. | praepositum | praeposita |
| Abl. | praeposito | — |
Supines
accusative: praepositum; ablative: praepositu
Examples
- D
Satura III
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...gratum litus amoeni secessus. ego vel Prochytam praepono Suburae; nam quid tam miserum, tam solum vidimus..." - M
XVII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...respondi? secedo in medios penates, nullos ab introitu praepono custodes, non evito transitus, non excludo venturos. rogo, utrum..."