canto: all forms
canto means “sing; play; recite; predict”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | canto | cantem | |
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| 2nd singular | cantas | cantes | canta |
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| 3rd singular | cantat | cantet | |
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| 1st plural | cantamus | cantemus | |
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| 2nd plural | cantatis | cantetis | cantate |
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| 3rd plural | cantant | cantent | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | cantor | canter | |
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| 2nd singular | cantaris | cantere · canteris | cantare |
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| 3rd singular | cantatur | cantetur | |
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| 1st plural | cantamur | cantemur | |
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| 2nd plural | cantamini | cantemini | cantamini |
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| 3rd plural | cantantur | cantentur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | cantabam | cantarem |
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| 2nd singular | cantabas | cantares |
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| 3rd singular | cantabat | cantaret |
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| 1st plural | cantabamus | cantaremus |
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| 2nd plural | cantabatis | cantaretis |
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| 3rd plural | cantabant | cantarent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | cantabar | cantarer |
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| 2nd singular | cantabare · cantabaris | cantarere · cantareris |
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| 3rd singular | cantabatur | cantaretur |
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| 1st plural | cantabamur | cantaremur |
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| 2nd plural | cantabamini | cantaremini |
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| 3rd plural | cantabantur | cantarentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | cantabo | |
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| 2nd singular | cantabis | cantato |
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| 3rd singular | cantabit | cantato |
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| 1st plural | cantabimus | |
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| 2nd plural | cantabitis | cantatote |
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| 3rd plural | cantabunt | cantanto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | cantabor | |
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| 2nd singular | cantaberis · cantabere | cantator |
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| 3rd singular | cantabitur | cantator |
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| 1st plural | cantabimur | |
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| 2nd plural | cantabimini | |
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| 3rd plural | cantabuntur | cantantor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | cantavi | cantaverim |
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| 2nd singular | cantavisti | cantaveris |
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| 3rd singular | cantavit | cantaverit |
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| 1st plural | cantavimus | cantaverimus |
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| 2nd plural | cantavistis | cantaveritis |
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| 3rd plural | cantaverunt · cantavere | cantaverint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | cantaveram | cantavissem |
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| 2nd singular | cantaveras | cantavisses |
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| 3rd singular | cantaverat | cantavisset |
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| 1st plural | cantaveramus | cantavissemus |
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| 2nd plural | cantaveratis | cantavissetis |
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| 3rd plural | cantaverant | cantavissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | cantavero |
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| 2nd singular | cantaveris |
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| 3rd singular | cantaverit |
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| 1st plural | cantaverimus |
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| 2nd plural | cantaveritis |
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| 3rd plural | cantaverint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | cantare | cantari |
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| Perfect | cantavisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | cantans |
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| Genitive | | cantantis |
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| Dative | | cantanti |
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| Accusative | cantans | cantantem |
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| Ablative | | cantante · cantanti |
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| Vocative | | cantans |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | cantantia | cantantes |
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| Genitive | | cantantium |
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| Dative | | cantantibus |
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| Accusative | cantantia | cantantes |
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| Ablative | | cantantibus |
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| Vocative | cantantia | cantantes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | cantaturus | cantatura | cantaturum | |
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| Genitive | cantaturi | cantaturae | cantaturi | |
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| Dative | cantaturo | cantaturae | cantaturo | |
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| Accusative | cantaturum | cantaturam | cantaturum | |
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| Ablative | cantaturo | cantatura | cantaturo | |
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| Vocative | cantature | cantatura | cantaturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | cantaturi | cantaturae | cantatura | |
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| Genitive | cantaturorum | cantaturarum | cantaturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | cantaturis |
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| Accusative | cantaturos | cantaturas | cantatura | |
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| Ablative | | | | cantaturis |
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| Vocative | cantaturi | cantaturae | cantatura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | cantatus | cantata | cantatum | |
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| Genitive | cantati | cantatae | cantati | |
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| Dative | cantato | cantatae | cantato | |
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| Accusative | cantatum | cantatam | cantatum | |
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| Ablative | cantato | cantata | cantato | |
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| Vocative | cantate | cantata | cantatum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | cantati | cantatae | cantata | |
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| Genitive | cantatorum | cantatarum | cantatorum | |
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| Dative | | | | cantatis |
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| Accusative | cantatos | cantatas | cantata | |
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| Ablative | | | | cantatis |
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| Vocative | cantati | cantatae | cantata | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | cantandus | cantanda | cantandum | |
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| Genitive | cantandi | cantandae | cantandi | |
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| Dative | cantando | cantandae | cantando | |
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| Accusative | cantandum | cantandam | cantandum | |
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| Ablative | cantando | cantanda | cantando | |
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| Vocative | cantande | cantanda | cantandum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | cantandi | cantandae | cantanda | |
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| Genitive | cantandorum | cantandarum | cantandorum | |
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| Dative | | | | cantandis |
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| Accusative | cantandos | cantandas | cantanda | |
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| Ablative | | | | cantandis |
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| Vocative | cantandi | cantandae | cantanda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | cantatum |
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| Ablative | cantatu |
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Meaning and examples of canto
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.