placeo: all forms
placeo means “please, be agreeable (+dat.)”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | placeo | placeam | |
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| 2nd singular | places | placeas | place |
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| 3rd singular | placet | placeat | |
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| 1st plural | placemus | placeamus | |
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| 2nd plural | placetis | placeatis | placete |
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| 3rd plural | placent | placeant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | placeor | placear | |
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| 2nd singular | placere · placeris | placearis | placere |
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| 3rd singular | placetur | placeatur | |
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| 1st plural | placemur | placeamur | |
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| 2nd plural | placemini | placeamini | placemini |
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| 3rd plural | placentur | placeantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | placebam | placerem |
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| 2nd singular | placebas | placeres |
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| 3rd singular | placebat | placeret |
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| 1st plural | placebamus | placeremus |
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| 2nd plural | placebatis | placeretis |
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| 3rd plural | placebant | placerent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | placebar | placerer |
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| 2nd singular | placebare · placebaris | placerere · placereris |
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| 3rd singular | placebatur | placeretur |
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| 1st plural | placebamur | placeremur |
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| 2nd plural | placebamini | placeremini |
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| 3rd plural | placebantur | placerentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | placebo | |
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| 2nd singular | placebis | placeto |
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| 3rd singular | placebit | placeto |
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| 1st plural | placebimus | |
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| 2nd plural | placebitis | placetote |
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| 3rd plural | placebunt | placento |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | placebor | |
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| 2nd singular | placebere · placeberis | placetor |
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| 3rd singular | placebitur | placetor |
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| 1st plural | placebimur | |
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| 2nd plural | placebimini | |
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| 3rd plural | placebuntur | placentor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | placui | placuerim |
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| 2nd singular | placuisti | placueris |
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| 3rd singular | placuit | placuerit |
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| 1st plural | placuimus | placuerimus |
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| 2nd plural | placuistis | placueritis |
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| 3rd plural | placuere · placuerunt | placuerint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | placueram | placuissem |
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| 2nd singular | placueras | placuisses |
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| 3rd singular | placuerat | placuisset |
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| 1st plural | placueramus | placuissemus |
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| 2nd plural | placueratis | placuissetis |
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| 3rd plural | placuerant | placuissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | placuero |
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| 2nd singular | placueris |
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| 3rd singular | placuerit |
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| 1st plural | placuerimus |
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| 2nd plural | placueritis |
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| 3rd plural | placuerint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | placere | placeri |
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| Perfect | placuisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | placens |
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| Genitive | | placentis |
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| Dative | | placenti |
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| Accusative | placens | placentem |
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| Ablative | | placenti · placente |
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| Vocative | | placens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | placentia | placentes |
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| Genitive | | placentium |
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| Dative | | placentibus |
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| Accusative | placentia | placentes |
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| Ablative | | placentibus |
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| Vocative | placentia | placentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | placiturus | placitura | placiturum | |
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| Genitive | placituri | placiturae | placituri | |
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| Dative | placituro | placiturae | placituro | |
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| Accusative | placiturum | placituram | placiturum | |
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| Ablative | placituro | placitura | placituro | |
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| Vocative | placiture | placitura | placiturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | placituri | placiturae | placitura | |
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| Genitive | placiturorum | placiturarum | placiturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | placituris |
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| Accusative | placituros | placituras | placitura | |
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| Ablative | | | | placituris |
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| Vocative | placituri | placiturae | placitura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | placitus | placita | placitum | |
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| Genitive | placiti | placitae | placiti | |
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| Dative | placito | placitae | placito | |
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| Accusative | placitum | placitam | placitum | |
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| Ablative | placito | placita | placito | |
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| Vocative | placite | placita | placitum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | placiti | placitae | placita | |
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| Genitive | placitorum | placitarum | placitorum | |
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| Dative | | | | placitis |
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| Accusative | placitos | placitas | placita | |
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| Ablative | | | | placitis |
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| Vocative | placiti | placitae | placita | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | placendus | placenda | placendum | |
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| Genitive | placendi | placendae | placendi | |
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| Dative | placendo | placendae | placendo | |
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| Accusative | placendum | placendam | placendum | |
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| Ablative | placendo | placenda | placendo | |
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| Vocative | placende | placenda | placendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | placendi | placendae | placenda | |
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| Genitive | placendorum | placendarum | placendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | placendis |
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| Accusative | placendos | placendas | placenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | placendis |
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| Vocative | placendi | placendae | placenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | placitum |
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| Ablative | placitu |
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Meaning and examples of placeo
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.