posco: all forms
posco means “demand, ask for”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | posco | poscam | |
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| 2nd singular | poscis | poscas | posce · posc |
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| 3rd singular | poscit | poscat | |
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| 1st plural | poscimus | poscamus | |
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| 2nd plural | poscitis | poscatis | poscite |
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| 3rd plural | poscunt | poscant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | poscor | poscar | |
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| 2nd singular | posceris | poscare · poscaris | poscere |
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| 3rd singular | poscitur | poscatur | |
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| 1st plural | poscimur | poscamur | |
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| 2nd plural | poscimini | poscamini | poscimini |
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| 3rd plural | poscuntur | poscantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | poscebam | poscerem |
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| 2nd singular | poscebas | posceres |
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| 3rd singular | poscebat | posceret |
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| 1st plural | poscebamus | posceremus |
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| 2nd plural | poscebatis | posceretis |
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| 3rd plural | poscebant | poscerent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | poscebar | poscerer |
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| 2nd singular | poscebare · poscebaris | poscerere · poscereris |
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| 3rd singular | poscebatur | posceretur |
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| 1st plural | poscebamur | posceremur |
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| 2nd plural | poscebamini | posceremini |
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| 3rd plural | poscebantur | poscerentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | poscam | |
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| 2nd singular | posces | poscito |
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| 3rd singular | poscet | poscito |
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| 1st plural | poscemus | |
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| 2nd plural | poscetis | poscitote |
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| 3rd plural | poscent | poscunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | poscar | |
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| 2nd singular | posceris · poscere | poscitor |
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| 3rd singular | poscetur | poscitor |
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| 1st plural | poscemur | |
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| 2nd plural | poscemini | |
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| 3rd plural | poscentur | poscuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | poposci | poposcerim |
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| 2nd singular | poposcisti | poposceris |
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| 3rd singular | poposcit | poposcerit |
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| 1st plural | poposcimus | poposcerimus |
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| 2nd plural | poposcistis | poposceritis |
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| 3rd plural | poposcerunt · poposcere | poposcerint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | poposceram | poposcissem |
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| 2nd singular | poposceras | poposcisses |
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| 3rd singular | poposcerat | poposcisset |
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| 1st plural | poposceramus | poposcissemus |
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| 2nd plural | poposceratis | poposcissetis |
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| 3rd plural | poposcerant | poposcissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | poposcero |
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| 2nd singular | poposceris |
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| 3rd singular | poposcerit |
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| 1st plural | poposcerimus |
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| 2nd plural | poposceritis |
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| 3rd plural | poposcerint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | poscere | posci |
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| Perfect | poposcisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | poscens |
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| Genitive | | poscentis |
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| Dative | | poscenti |
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| Accusative | poscens | poscentem |
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| Ablative | | poscenti · poscente |
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| Vocative | | poscens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | poscentia | poscentes |
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| Genitive | | poscentium |
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| Dative | | poscentibus |
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| Accusative | poscentia | poscentes |
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| Ablative | | poscentibus |
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| Vocative | poscentia | poscentes |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | poscendus | poscenda | poscendum | |
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| Genitive | poscendi | poscendae | poscendi | |
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| Dative | poscendo | poscendae | poscendo | |
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| Accusative | poscendum | poscendam | poscendum | |
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| Ablative | poscendo | poscenda | poscendo | |
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| Vocative | poscende | poscenda | poscendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | poscendi | poscendae | poscenda | |
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| Genitive | poscendorum | poscendarum | poscendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | poscendis |
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| Accusative | poscendos | poscendas | poscenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | poscendis |
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| Vocative | poscendi | poscendae | poscenda | |
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Meaning and examples of posco
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.