capto, captare, captavi, captatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
try/long/aim for, desire; entice; hunt legacy; try to catch/grasp/seize/reach;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | capto | captamus |
| 2 | captas | captatis |
| 3 | captat | captant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | captare |
| active | perfect | captavisse |
| passive | present | captari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | capta | captate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | captato | captatote |
| 3 | captato | captanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | captare | captamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | captator | — |
| 3 | captator | captantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | captatus | captati |
| Gen. | captati | captatorum |
| Dat. | captato | — |
| Acc. | captatum | captatos |
| Voc. | captate | captati |
| Abl. | captato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | captata | captatae |
| Gen. | captatae | captatarum |
| Dat. | captatae | — |
| Acc. | captatam | captatas |
| Voc. | captata | captatae |
| Abl. | captata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | captatum | captata |
| Gen. | captati | captatorum |
| Dat. | captato | — |
| Acc. | captatum | captata |
| Voc. | captatum | captata |
| Abl. | captato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | captandus | — |
| Gen. | captandi | — |
| Dat. | captando | — |
| Acc. | captandum | — |
| Voc. | captande | — |
| Abl. | captando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | captanda | — |
| Gen. | captandae | — |
| Dat. | captandae | — |
| Acc. | captandam | — |
| Voc. | captanda | — |
| Abl. | captanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | captandum | — |
| Gen. | captandi | — |
| Dat. | captando | — |
| Acc. | captandum | — |
| Voc. | captandum | — |
| Abl. | captando | — |
Supines
accusative: captatum; ablative: captatu
Examples
- T
Cistellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...ducit quam compresserat Lemnique natam spondet adulescentulo Amore capto illius proiecticiae. Requirens servos reperit quam proiecerat. Itaque lege..." - T
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...alteris etiam ducentis usus est, qui dispensentur Ilio capto, ut sit mulsum qui triumphent milites. [sed Priamus..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...Atlantide siluainposuere orbes, quales ad Caesaris ora 145nec capto uenere Iuba. pro caecus et amensambitione furor, ciuilia bella..." - M
Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...seruire potes? te, quem Romana regentemhorruit auditu, quem captos ducere regesuidit ab Hyrcanis, Indoque a litore, siluis,deiectum..." - M
Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...turbidus Austerinpulerat, maestam tenuerunt nubila lucem. 235constitit ut capto iussus deponere milessigna foro, stridor lituum clangorque tubarumnon..." - A
Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...Tubero novae historiae de Atilio Regulo a Carthaginiensibus capto litteris mandaverit; quid etiam Tuditanos super eodem Regulo scripserit..." - A
Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...proferendi pomerii, qui populum Romanum agro de hostibus capto auxerat. IV. Propterea quaesitum est ac nunc etiam..." - T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...partem piscium poscant sibi, dicant, in mari communi captos. TRACH. Quid ais, impudens? ausu's etiam comparare vidulum..."