nolo: all forms
nolo means “be unwilling, not wish”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | nolo | nolim | |
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| 2nd singular | | nolis | noli |
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| 3rd singular | | nolit | |
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| 1st plural | nolumus | nolimus | |
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| 2nd plural | | nolitis | nolite |
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| 3rd plural | nolunt | nolint | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | nolebam | nollem |
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| 2nd singular | nolebas | nolles |
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| 3rd singular | nolebat | nollet |
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| 1st plural | nolebamus | nollemus |
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| 2nd plural | nolebatis | nolletis |
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| 3rd plural | nolebant | nollent |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | nolam | |
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| 2nd singular | noles | nolito |
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| 3rd singular | nolet | nolito |
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| 1st plural | nolemus | |
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| 2nd plural | noletis | nolitote |
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| 3rd plural | nolent | nolunto |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | nolui | noluerim |
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| 2nd singular | noluisti | nolueris |
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| 3rd singular | noluit | noluerit |
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| 1st plural | noluimus | noluerimus |
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| 2nd plural | noluistis | nolueritis |
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| 3rd plural | noluerunt · noluere | noluerint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | nolueram | noluissem |
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| 2nd singular | nolueras | noluisses |
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| 3rd singular | noluerat | noluisset |
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| 1st plural | nolueramus | noluissemus |
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| 2nd plural | nolueratis | noluissetis |
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| 3rd plural | noluerant | noluissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | noluero |
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| 2nd singular | nolueris |
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| 3rd singular | noluerit |
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| 1st plural | noluerimus |
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| 2nd plural | nolueritis |
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| 3rd plural | noluerint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active |
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| Present | nolle |
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| Perfect | noluisse |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | nolens |
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| Genitive | | nolentis |
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| Dative | | nolenti |
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| Accusative | nolens | nolentem |
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| Ablative | | nolente · nolenti |
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| Vocative | | nolens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | nolentia | nolentes |
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| Genitive | | nolentium |
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| Dative | | nolentibus |
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| Accusative | nolentia | nolentes |
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| Ablative | | nolentibus |
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| Vocative | nolentia | nolentes |
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Meaning and examples of nolo
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.