respondeo, respondere, respondi, responsus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
answer;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | respondeo | respondemus |
| 2 | respondes | respondetis |
| 3 | respondet | respondent |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | respondere |
| active | perfect | respondisse |
| passive | present | responderi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | responde | respondete |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | respondeto | respondetote |
| 3 | respondeto | respondento |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | respondere | respondemini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | respondetor | — |
| 3 | respondetor | respondentor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | responsus | responsi |
| Gen. | responsi | responsorum |
| Dat. | responso | — |
| Acc. | responsum | responsos |
| Voc. | response | responsi |
| Abl. | responso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | responsa | responsae |
| Gen. | responsae | responsarum |
| Dat. | responsae | — |
| Acc. | responsam | responsas |
| Voc. | responsa | responsae |
| Abl. | responsa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | responsum | responsa |
| Gen. | responsi | responsorum |
| Dat. | responso | — |
| Acc. | responsum | responsa |
| Voc. | responsum | responsa |
| Abl. | responso | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | respondendus | — |
| Gen. | respondendi | — |
| Dat. | respondendo | — |
| Acc. | respondendum | — |
| Voc. | respondende | — |
| Abl. | respondendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | respondenda | — |
| Gen. | respondendae | — |
| Dat. | respondendae | — |
| Acc. | respondendam | — |
| Voc. | respondenda | — |
| Abl. | respondenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | respondendum | — |
| Gen. | respondendi | — |
| Dat. | respondendo | — |
| Acc. | respondendum | — |
| Voc. | respondendum | — |
| Abl. | respondendo | — |
Supines
accusative: responsum; ablative: responsu
Examples
- T
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Aliud te rogo. TR. Aliud ergo nunc tibi respondeo. sed eccum tui gnati sodalem video huc incedere Callidamatem..." - T
Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...malum, ego nugor, si tibi quod me rogas respondeo? CHAR. Certen vidit? ACAN. Tam hercle certe quam..." - T
Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...satin haec pro sano male dicta male dictis respondeo? SEN. Obsecro hercle, medice, propere, quidquid facturu's, face..." - T
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Spondeo. ERG. At ego tuom tibi advenisse filium respondeo. HEG. Cura quam optume potes.— IV.iii ERG. Bene ambula..." - P
Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...quid ita? CH. pro Menedemo nunc tibi ego respondeo "non emo": quid ages? SY. optata loquere..." - P
Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...sententiam, neque ego ignosco neque promitto quicquam neque respondeo priu' quam gnatum videro: ei(u)s iudicio permitto..." - A
Liber XX
Aulus Gellius
"...ludis; rem enim doceo grammaticam, non ius respondeo; si quid igitur ex Vergilio, Plauto, Ennio quaerere habes, quaeras..." - T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...darem utendas sibi. ego ad hoc exemplum simiae respondeo, * * * 603a natas ex Philomela ~ atque ex Progne esse hirundines..."