defendo: all forms
defendo means “defend, ward off”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | defendo | defendam | |
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| 2nd singular | defendis | defendas | defende · defend |
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| 3rd singular | defendit | defendat | |
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| 1st plural | defendimus | defendamus | |
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| 2nd plural | defenditis | defendatis | defendite |
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| 3rd plural | defendunt | defendant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | defendor | defendar | |
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| 2nd singular | defenderis | defendare · defendaris | defendere |
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| 3rd singular | defenditur | defendatur | |
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| 1st plural | defendimur | defendamur | |
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| 2nd plural | defendimini | defendamini | defendimini |
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| 3rd plural | defenduntur | defendantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | defendebam | defenderem |
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| 2nd singular | defendebas | defenderes |
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| 3rd singular | defendebat | defenderet |
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| 1st plural | defendebamus | defenderemus |
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| 2nd plural | defendebatis | defenderetis |
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| 3rd plural | defendebant | defenderent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | defendebar | defenderer |
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| 2nd singular | defendebare · defendebaris | defenderere · defendereris |
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| 3rd singular | defendebatur | defenderetur |
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| 1st plural | defendebamur | defenderemur |
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| 2nd plural | defendebamini | defenderemini |
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| 3rd plural | defendebantur | defenderentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | defendam | |
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| 2nd singular | defendes | defendito |
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| 3rd singular | defendet | defendito |
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| 1st plural | defendemus | |
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| 2nd plural | defendetis | defenditote |
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| 3rd plural | defendent | defendunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | defendar | |
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| 2nd singular | defenderis · defendere | defenditor |
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| 3rd singular | defendetur | defenditor |
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| 1st plural | defendemur | |
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| 2nd plural | defendemini | |
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| 3rd plural | defendentur | defenduntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | defendi | defenderim |
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| 2nd singular | defendisti | defenderis |
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| 3rd singular | defendit | defenderit |
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| 1st plural | defendimus | defenderimus |
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| 2nd plural | defendistis | defenderitis |
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| 3rd plural | defenderunt · defendere | defenderint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | defenderam | defendissem |
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| 2nd singular | defenderas | defendisses |
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| 3rd singular | defenderat | defendisset |
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| 1st plural | defenderamus | defendissemus |
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| 2nd plural | defenderatis | defendissetis |
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| 3rd plural | defenderant | defendissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | defendero |
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| 2nd singular | defenderis |
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| 3rd singular | defenderit |
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| 1st plural | defenderimus |
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| 2nd plural | defenderitis |
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| 3rd plural | defenderint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | defendere | defendi |
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| Perfect | defendisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | defendens |
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| Genitive | | defendentis |
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| Dative | | defendenti |
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| Accusative | defendens | defendentem |
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| Ablative | | defendente · defendenti |
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| Vocative | | defendens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | defendentia | defendentes |
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| Genitive | | defendentium |
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| Dative | | defendentibus |
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| Accusative | defendentia | defendentes |
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| Ablative | | defendentibus |
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| Vocative | defendentia | defendentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | defensurus | defensura | defensurum | |
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| Genitive | defensuri | defensurae | defensuri | |
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| Dative | defensuro | defensurae | defensuro | |
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| Accusative | defensurum | defensuram | defensurum | |
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| Ablative | defensuro | defensura | defensuro | |
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| Vocative | defensure | defensura | defensurum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | defensuri | defensurae | defensura | |
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| Genitive | defensurorum | defensurarum | defensurorum | |
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| Dative | | | | defensuris |
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| Accusative | defensuros | defensuras | defensura | |
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| Ablative | | | | defensuris |
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| Vocative | defensuri | defensurae | defensura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | defensus | defensa | defensum | |
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| Genitive | defensi | defensae | defensi | |
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| Dative | defenso | defensae | defenso | |
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| Accusative | defensum | defensam | defensum | |
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| Ablative | defenso | defensa | defenso | |
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| Vocative | defense | defensa | defensum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | defensi | defensae | defensa | |
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| Genitive | defensorum | defensarum | defensorum | |
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| Dative | | | | defensis |
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| Accusative | defensos | defensas | defensa | |
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| Ablative | | | | defensis |
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| Vocative | defensi | defensae | defensa | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | defendendus | defendenda | defendendum | |
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| Genitive | defendendi | defendendae | defendendi | |
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| Dative | defendendo | defendendae | defendendo | |
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| Accusative | defendendum | defendendam | defendendum | |
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| Ablative | defendendo | defendenda | defendendo | |
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| Vocative | defendende | defendenda | defendendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | defendendi | defendendae | defendenda | |
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| Genitive | defendendorum | defendendarum | defendendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | defendendis |
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| Accusative | defendendos | defendendas | defendenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | defendendis |
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| Vocative | defendendi | defendendae | defendenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | defensum |
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| Ablative | defensu |
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Meaning and examples of defendo
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.