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
Cistellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...ducit quam compresserat Lemnique natam spondet adulescentulo Amore capto illius proiecticiae. Requirens servos reperit quam proiecerat. Itaque lege..."Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...alteris etiam ducentis usus est, qui dispensentur Ilio capto, ut sit mulsum qui triumphent milites. [sed Priamus..."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..."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..."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..."Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...Tubero novae historiae de Atilio Regulo a Carthaginiensibus capto litteris mandaverit; quid etiam Tuditanos super eodem Regulo scripserit..."Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...proferendi pomerii, qui populum Romanum agro de hostibus capto auxerat. IV. Propterea quaesitum est ac nunc etiam..."Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...partem piscium poscant sibi, dicant, in mari communi captos. TRACH. Quid ais, impudens? ausu's etiam comparare vidulum..."