THIRD CONJUGATION VERB

Latin : contemn-o, contemnere, contemps-i, contempt-um
English : despise/disdain/think lightly of


ACTIVE PASSIVE
INDICATIVE SUBJUNCTIVE INDICATIVE SUBJUNCTIVE
PRESENT
1.sg contemno contemnam contemnor contemnar
2.sg contemnis contemnas contemneris contemnāris
3.sg contemnit contemnat contemnitur contemnātur
1.pl contemnimus contemnāmus contemnimur contemnāmur
2.pl contemnitis contemnātis contemnīmini contemnāmini
3.pl contemnunt contemnant contemnūntur contemnāntur
IMPERFECT
1.sg contemnēbam contemnerem contemnēbar contemnerer
2.sg contemnēbas contemneres contemnebāris contemnerēris
3.sg contemnēbat contemneret contemnebātur contemnerētur
1.pl contemnebāmus contemnerēmus contemnebāmur contemnerēmur
2.pl contemnebātis contemnerētis contemnebāmini contemnerēmini
3.pl contemnēbant contemnerent contemnebāntur contemnerēntur
FUTURE
1.sg contemnam contemnar
2.sg contemnes contemnēris
3.sg contemnet contemnētur
1.pl contemnēmus contemnēmur
2.pl contemnētis contemnēmini
3.pl contemnent contemnēntur
PERFECT
1.sg contempsi contempserim contemptus -a -um sum contemptus -a -um sim
2.sg contempsīsti contempseris contemptus -a -um es contemptus -a -um sis
3.sg contempsit contempserit contemptus -a -um est contemptus -a -um sit
1.pl contempsimus contempserīmus contempti -ae -a sumus contempti -ae -a simus
2.pl contempsīstis contempserītis contempti -ae -a estis contempti -ae -a sitis
3.pl contempsērunt contempserint contempti -ae -a sunt contempti -ae -a sint
PLUPERFECT
1.sg contempseram contempsīssem contemptus -a -um eram contemptus -a -um essem
2.sg contempseras contempsīsses contemptus -a -um eras contemptus -a -um esses
3.sg contempserat contempsīsset contemptus -a -um erat contemptus -a -um esset
1.pl contempserāmus contempsissēmus contempti -ae -a eramus contempti -ae -a essemus
2.pl contempserātis contempsissētis contempti -ae -a eratis contempti -ae -a essetis
3.pl contempserant contempsīssent contempti -ae -a erant contempti -ae -a essent
FUTURE PERFECT
1.sg contempsero contemptus -a -um ero
2.sg contempseris contemptus -a -um eris
3.sg contempserit contemptus -a -um erit
1.pl contempsērimus contempti -ae -a erimus
2.pl contempsēritis contempti -ae -a eritis
3.pl contempserint contempti -ae -a erunt



ACTIVE PASSIVE ACTIVE PASSIVE
IMPERATIVE IMPERATIVE INFINITIVE INFINITIVE
present contemne, contemnite contemnere, contemnīmini contemnēre contemni
perfect contempsīsse contemptus -a -um esse
future contemptūrus -ūra -ūrum esse

PARTICIPLE PARTICIPLE GERUND SUPINE
ACTIVE PASSIVE Gen. contemnēndi
present contemnens, (-tis) Dat. contemnēndo
perfect contemptus -a -um Acc. contemnēndum contemptum
future contemptūrus -a -um contemnēndus -a -um Abl. contemnēndo contemptu

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The present website is compiled for an introductory Latin course at the Chinese University of Hong Kong by Dr. Louis Ha.
Copyright by Louis Ha, 2006.

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