tango, tangere, tetigi, tactus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
touch, strike; border on, influence; mention;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tango | tangimus |
| 2 | tangis | tangitis |
| 3 | tangit | tangunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | tangere |
| active | perfect | tetigisse |
| passive | present | tangi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tange | tangite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tangito | tangitote |
| 3 | tangito | tangunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tangere | tangimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tangitor | — |
| 3 | tangitor | tanguntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tactus | tacti |
| Gen. | tacti | tactorum |
| Dat. | tacto | — |
| Acc. | tactum | tactos |
| Voc. | tacte | tacti |
| Abl. | tacto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tacta | tactae |
| Gen. | tactae | tactarum |
| Dat. | tactae | — |
| Acc. | tactam | tactas |
| Voc. | tacta | tactae |
| Abl. | tacta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tactum | tacta |
| Gen. | tacti | tactorum |
| Dat. | tacto | — |
| Acc. | tactum | tacta |
| Voc. | tactum | tacta |
| Abl. | tacto | — |
Supines
accusative: tactum; ablative: tactu
Examples
- T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...impera. GRIP. Tange aram hanc Veneris. LABR. Tango. G. Per Venerem hanc iurandum est tibi. L. Quid iurem..." - T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Milph. Remorare, abeo.—Pal. Neque te remoror neque tango neque te—taceo. Pyrg. Iube maturare illam exire..." - T
Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Quid, amplecti? OL. Licet. LY. Vt, quia te tango, mel mihi uideor lingere. OL. Vltro te, amator, apage..." - A
Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...igitur mordeo "memordi", posco "peposci", tendo "tetendi", tango "tetigi", pungo "pepugi", curro "cecurri", tollo "tetuli", spondeo "spepondi" facit..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...mulierem tanquam hoc loco — salvum sit, quod tango! — mediam traiecit. Audimus gemitum, et — plane non mentiar — ipsas..." - P
Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Ditis; audiat haec genitor qui foedera fulmine sancit. tango aras, medios ignis et numina testor: nulla dies pacem..." - Q
Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...amat et laudat: 'matronam nullam ego tango', ut quondam Marsaeus, amator Originis ille, qui patrium mimae donat fundumque..."