perdo, perdere, perdidi, perditus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
ruin, destroy; lose; waste;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | perdo | perdimus |
| 2 | perdis | perditis |
| 3 | perdit | perdunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | perdere |
| active | perfect | perdidisse |
| passive | present | perdi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | perde | perdite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | perdito | perditote |
| 3 | perdito | perdunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | perdere | perdimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | perditor | — |
| 3 | perditor | perduntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | perditus | perditi |
| Gen. | perditi | perditorum |
| Dat. | perdito | — |
| Acc. | perditum | perditos |
| Voc. | perdite | perditi |
| Abl. | perdito | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | perdita | perditae |
| Gen. | perditae | perditarum |
| Dat. | perditae | — |
| Acc. | perditam | perditas |
| Voc. | perdita | perditae |
| Abl. | perdita | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | perditum | perdita |
| Gen. | perditi | perditorum |
| Dat. | perdito | — |
| Acc. | perditum | perdita |
| Voc. | perditum | perdita |
| Abl. | perdito | — |
Supines
accusative: perditum; ablative: perditu
Examples
- T
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...magis quam pondere. atque ego hanc [nunc] operam perdo. SOPH. Quid iam? PAEG. Quia peritae praedico..." - T
Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...illas viginti minas, et profecto, nisi illud perdo argentum, pereundum est mihi. nunc pergam ad forum atque experiar..." - L
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...hunc mundum. Ne nunc quidem tempus, ut existimas, perdo; ista enim omnia, si non concidantur nec in hanc..." - M
VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...supremo prohibeor officio, et, ne quid solacii contingat, perdo etiam maris misericordiam. inicit errantem corpori manum mulier..."