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
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Aliud te rogo. TR. Aliud ergo nunc tibi respondeo. sed eccum tui gnati sodalem video huc incedere Callidamatem..."Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...malum, ego nugor, si tibi quod me rogas respondeo? CHAR. Certen vidit? ACAN. Tam hercle certe quam..."Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...satin haec pro sano male dicta male dictis respondeo? SEN. Obsecro hercle, medice, propere, quidquid facturu's, face..."Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Spondeo. ERG. At ego tuom tibi advenisse filium respondeo. HEG. Cura quam optume potes.— IV.iii ERG. Bene ambula..."Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...quid ita? CH. pro Menedemo nunc tibi ego respondeo "non emo": quid ages? SY. optata loquere..."Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...sententiam, neque ego ignosco neque promitto quicquam neque respondeo priu' quam gnatum videro: ei(u)s iudicio permitto..."Liber XX
Aulus Gellius
"...ludis; rem enim doceo grammaticam, non ius respondeo; si quid igitur ex Vergilio, Plauto, Ennio quaerere habes, quaeras..."Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...darem utendas sibi. ego ad hoc exemplum simiae respondeo, * * * 603a natas ex Philomela ~ atque ex Progne esse hirundines..."