despero: all forms
despero means “despair (of), give up hope; (desperatus) hopeless, desperate”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | despero | desperem | |
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| 2nd singular | desperas | desperes | despera |
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| 3rd singular | desperat | desperet | |
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| 1st plural | desperamus | desperemus | |
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| 2nd plural | desperatis | desperetis | desperate |
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| 3rd plural | desperant | desperent | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | desperor | desperer | |
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| 2nd singular | desperaris | desperere · despereris | desperare |
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| 3rd singular | desperatur | desperetur | |
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| 1st plural | desperamur | desperemur | |
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| 2nd plural | desperamini | desperemini | desperamini |
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| 3rd plural | desperantur | desperentur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | desperabam | desperarem |
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| 2nd singular | desperabas | desperares |
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| 3rd singular | desperabat | desperaret |
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| 1st plural | desperabamus | desperaremus |
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| 2nd plural | desperabatis | desperaretis |
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| 3rd plural | desperabant | desperarent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | desperabar | desperarer |
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| 2nd singular | desperabare · desperabaris | desperarere · desperareris |
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| 3rd singular | desperabatur | desperaretur |
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| 1st plural | desperabamur | desperaremur |
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| 2nd plural | desperabamini | desperaremini |
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| 3rd plural | desperabantur | desperarentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | desperabo | |
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| 2nd singular | desperabis | desperato |
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| 3rd singular | desperabit | desperato |
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| 1st plural | desperabimus | |
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| 2nd plural | desperabitis | desperatote |
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| 3rd plural | desperabunt | desperanto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | desperabor | |
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| 2nd singular | desperabere · desperaberis | desperator |
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| 3rd singular | desperabitur | desperator |
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| 1st plural | desperabimur | |
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| 2nd plural | desperabimini | |
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| 3rd plural | desperabuntur | desperantor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | desperavi | desperaverim |
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| 2nd singular | desperavisti | desperaveris |
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| 3rd singular | desperavit | desperaverit |
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| 1st plural | desperavimus | desperaverimus |
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| 2nd plural | desperavistis | desperaveritis |
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| 3rd plural | desperaverunt · desperavere | desperaverint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | desperaveram | desperavissem |
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| 2nd singular | desperaveras | desperavisses |
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| 3rd singular | desperaverat | desperavisset |
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| 1st plural | desperaveramus | desperavissemus |
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| 2nd plural | desperaveratis | desperavissetis |
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| 3rd plural | desperaverant | desperavissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | desperavero |
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| 2nd singular | desperaveris |
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| 3rd singular | desperaverit |
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| 1st plural | desperaverimus |
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| 2nd plural | desperaveritis |
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| 3rd plural | desperaverint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | desperare | desperari |
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| Perfect | desperavisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | desperans |
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| Genitive | | desperantis |
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| Dative | | desperanti |
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| Accusative | desperans | desperantem |
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| Ablative | | desperante · desperanti |
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| Vocative | | desperans |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | desperantia | desperantes |
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| Genitive | | desperantum · desperantium |
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| Dative | | desperantibus |
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| Accusative | desperantia | desperantes |
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| Ablative | | desperantibus |
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| Vocative | desperantia | desperantes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | desperaturus | desperatura | desperaturum | |
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| Genitive | desperaturi | desperaturae | desperaturi | |
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| Dative | desperaturo | desperaturae | desperaturo | |
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| Accusative | desperaturum | desperaturam | desperaturum | |
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| Ablative | desperaturo | desperatura | desperaturo | |
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| Vocative | desperature | desperatura | desperaturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | desperaturi | desperaturae | desperatura | |
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| Genitive | desperaturorum | desperaturarum | desperaturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | desperaturis |
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| Accusative | desperaturos | desperaturas | desperatura | |
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| Ablative | | | | desperaturis |
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| Vocative | desperaturi | desperaturae | desperatura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | desperatus | desperata | desperatum | |
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| Genitive | desperati | desperatae | desperati | |
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| Dative | desperato | desperatae | desperato | |
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| Accusative | desperatum | desperatam | desperatum | |
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| Ablative | desperato | desperata | desperato | |
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| Vocative | desperate | desperata | desperatum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | desperati | desperatae | desperata | |
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| Genitive | desperatorum | desperatarum | desperatorum | |
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| Dative | | | | desperatis |
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| Accusative | desperatos | desperatas | desperata | |
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| Ablative | | | | desperatis |
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| Vocative | desperati | desperatae | desperata | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | desperandus | desperanda | desperandum | |
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| Genitive | desperandi | desperandae | desperandi | |
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| Dative | desperando | desperandae | desperando | |
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| Accusative | desperandum | desperandam | desperandum | |
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| Ablative | desperando | desperanda | desperando | |
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| Vocative | desperande | desperanda | desperandum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | desperandi | desperandae | desperanda | |
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| Genitive | desperandorum | desperandarum | desperandorum | |
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| Dative | | | | desperandis |
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| Accusative | desperandos | desperandas | desperanda | |
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| Ablative | | | | desperandis |
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| Vocative | desperandi | desperandae | desperanda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | desperatum |
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| Ablative | desperatu |
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Meaning and examples of despero
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.