sustineo, sustinere, sustinui, sustentus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
support; check; put off; put up with; sustain; hold back;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sustineo | sustinemus |
| 2 | sustines | sustinetis |
| 3 | sustinet | sustinent |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | sustinere |
| active | perfect | sustinuisse |
| passive | present | sustineri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sustine | sustinete |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sustineto | sustinetote |
| 3 | sustineto | sustinento |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sustinere | sustinemini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sustinetor | — |
| 3 | sustinetor | sustinentor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sustentus | sustenti |
| Gen. | sustenti | sustentorum |
| Dat. | sustento | — |
| Acc. | sustentum | sustentos |
| Voc. | sustente | sustenti |
| Abl. | sustento | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sustenta | sustentae |
| Gen. | sustentae | sustentarum |
| Dat. | sustentae | — |
| Acc. | sustentam | sustentas |
| Voc. | sustenta | sustentae |
| Abl. | sustenta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sustentum | sustenta |
| Gen. | sustenti | sustentorum |
| Dat. | sustento | — |
| Acc. | sustentum | sustenta |
| Voc. | sustentum | sustenta |
| Abl. | sustento | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sustinendus | — |
| Gen. | sustinendi | — |
| Dat. | sustinendo | — |
| Acc. | sustinendum | — |
| Voc. | sustinende | — |
| Abl. | sustinendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sustinenda | — |
| Gen. | sustinendae | — |
| Dat. | sustinendae | — |
| Acc. | sustinendam | — |
| Voc. | sustinenda | — |
| Abl. | sustinenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sustinendum | — |
| Gen. | sustinendi | — |
| Dat. | sustinendo | — |
| Acc. | sustinendum | — |
| Voc. | sustinendum | — |
| Abl. | sustinendo | — |
Supines
accusative: sustentum; ablative: sustentu
Examples
- M
Liber III
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...sensissem modo verum etiam adprobassem. LXIV. Sed non sustineo esse conscius mihi dissimulati, in eo praesertim opere quod..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quidem (neque enim eius rei iudicium differre sustineo) summam uidebantur mihi infirmitatem de se confiteri. Nam quid..." - M
XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...reus crimen, hoc est, noxius crucem optat! non sustineo, iudices, in tanto animi motu argumenta conquirere, nec impetus..." - M
IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...seniles artus nimium gravis amplexus elidat. non sustineo eosdem expetere convictus, ne, quos porrexerim cibos, venena fiant. timeo..." - P
Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...ferroque ignique paratior ipse, quem face sustineo, tecta superba petam. nox et Amor vinumque nihil moderabile suadent; illa..." - P
Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...quia non aedilis aut praetoris aut consulis partis sustineo. maius aliquid et excelsius a principe postulatur..." - P
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...dicere non possum, quia nec privatum me vocare sustineo princeps a vobis nominatus, nec principem alio imperante. vestrum..." - G
Liber X
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...Romanam impetraveris, huic quoque petitioni tuae negare non sustineo. Tu, ex quo nomo sit, notum mihi facere debebis..."