contendo: all forms
contendo means “strive, hasten; compare; assert”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | contendo | contendam | |
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| 2nd singular | contendis | contendas | contende · contend |
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| 3rd singular | contendit | contendat | |
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| 1st plural | contendimus | contendamus | |
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| 2nd plural | contenditis | contendatis | contendite |
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| 3rd plural | contendunt | contendant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | contendor | contendar | |
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| 2nd singular | contenderis | contendare · contendaris | contendere |
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| 3rd singular | contenditur | contendatur | |
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| 1st plural | contendimur | contendamur | |
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| 2nd plural | contendimini | contendamini | contendimini |
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| 3rd plural | contenduntur | contendantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | contendebam | contenderem |
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| 2nd singular | contendebas | contenderes |
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| 3rd singular | contendebat | contenderet |
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| 1st plural | contendebamus | contenderemus |
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| 2nd plural | contendebatis | contenderetis |
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| 3rd plural | contendebant | contenderent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | contendebar | contenderer |
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| 2nd singular | contendebare · contendebaris | contenderere · contendereris |
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| 3rd singular | contendebatur | contenderetur |
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| 1st plural | contendebamur | contenderemur |
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| 2nd plural | contendebamini | contenderemini |
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| 3rd plural | contendebantur | contenderentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | contendam | |
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| 2nd singular | contendes | contendito |
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| 3rd singular | contendet | contendito |
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| 1st plural | contendemus | |
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| 2nd plural | contendetis | contenditote |
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| 3rd plural | contendent | contendunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | contendar | |
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| 2nd singular | contenderis · contendere | contenditor |
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| 3rd singular | contendetur | contenditor |
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| 1st plural | contendemur | |
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| 2nd plural | contendemini | |
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| 3rd plural | contendentur | contenduntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | contendi | contenderim |
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| 2nd singular | contendisti | contenderis |
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| 3rd singular | contendit | contenderit |
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| 1st plural | contendimus | contenderimus |
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| 2nd plural | contendistis | contenderitis |
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| 3rd plural | contenderunt · contendere | contenderint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | contenderam | contendissem |
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| 2nd singular | contenderas | contendisses |
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| 3rd singular | contenderat | contendisset |
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| 1st plural | contenderamus | contendissemus |
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| 2nd plural | contenderatis | contendissetis |
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| 3rd plural | contenderant | contendissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | contendero |
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| 2nd singular | contenderis |
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| 3rd singular | contenderit |
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| 1st plural | contenderimus |
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| 2nd plural | contenderitis |
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| 3rd plural | contenderint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | contendere | contendi |
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| Perfect | contendisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | contendens |
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| Genitive | | contendentis |
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| Dative | | contendenti |
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| Accusative | contendens | contendentem |
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| Ablative | | contendenti · contendente |
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| Vocative | | contendens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contendentia | contendentes |
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| Genitive | | contendentium |
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| Dative | | contendentibus |
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| Accusative | contendentia | contendentes |
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| Ablative | | contendentibus |
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| Vocative | contendentia | contendentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contenturus | contentura | contenturum | |
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| Genitive | contenturi | contenturae | contenturi | |
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| Dative | contenturo | contenturae | contenturo | |
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| Accusative | contenturum | contenturam | contenturum | |
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| Ablative | contenturo | contentura | contenturo | |
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| Vocative | contenture | contentura | contenturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contenturi | contenturae | contentura | |
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| Genitive | contenturorum | contenturarum | contenturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | contenturis |
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| Accusative | contenturos | contenturas | contentura | |
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| Ablative | | | | contenturis |
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| Vocative | contenturi | contenturae | contentura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contentus | contenta | contentum | |
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| Genitive | contenti | contentae | contenti | |
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| Dative | contento | contentae | contento | |
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| Accusative | contentum | contentam | contentum | |
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| Ablative | contento | contenta | contento | |
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| Vocative | contente | contenta | contentum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contenti | contentae | contenta | |
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| Genitive | contentorum | contentarum | contentorum | |
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| Dative | | | | contentis |
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| Accusative | contentos | contentas | contenta | |
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| Ablative | | | | contentis |
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| Vocative | contenti | contentae | contenta | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contendendus | contendenda | contendendum | |
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| Genitive | contendendi | contendendae | contendendi | |
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| Dative | contendendo | contendendae | contendendo | |
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| Accusative | contendendum | contendendam | contendendum | |
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| Ablative | contendendo | contendenda | contendendo | |
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| Vocative | contendende | contendenda | contendendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contendendi | contendendae | contendenda | |
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| Genitive | contendendorum | contendendarum | contendendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | contendendis |
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| Accusative | contendendos | contendendas | contendenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | contendendis |
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| Vocative | contendendi | contendendae | contendenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | contentum |
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| Ablative | contentu |
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Meaning and examples of contendo
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.