praepono: all forms
praepono means “put in front; put in charge of (+acc. and dat.); prefer”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praepono | praeponam | |
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| 2nd singular | praeponis | praeponas | praepon · praepone |
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| 3rd singular | praeponit | praeponat | |
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| 1st plural | praeponimus | praeponamus | |
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| 2nd plural | praeponitis | praeponatis | praeponite |
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| 3rd plural | praeponunt | praeponant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praeponor | praeponar | |
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| 2nd singular | praeponeris | praeponare · praeponaris | praeponere |
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| 3rd singular | praeponitur | praeponatur | |
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| 1st plural | praeponimur | praeponamur | |
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| 2nd plural | praeponimini | praeponamini | praeponimini |
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| 3rd plural | praeponuntur | praeponantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praeponebam | praeponerem |
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| 2nd singular | praeponebas | praeponeres |
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| 3rd singular | praeponebat | praeponeret |
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| 1st plural | praeponebamus | praeponeremus |
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| 2nd plural | praeponebatis | praeponeretis |
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| 3rd plural | praeponebant | praeponerent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praeponebar | praeponerer |
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| 2nd singular | praeponebare · praeponebaris | praeponerere · praeponereris |
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| 3rd singular | praeponebatur | praeponeretur |
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| 1st plural | praeponebamur | praeponeremur |
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| 2nd plural | praeponebamini | praeponeremini |
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| 3rd plural | praeponebantur | praeponerentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praeponam | |
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| 2nd singular | praepones | praeponito |
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| 3rd singular | praeponet | praeponito |
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| 1st plural | praeponemus | |
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| 2nd plural | praeponetis | praeponitote |
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| 3rd plural | praeponent | praeponunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praeponar | |
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| 2nd singular | praeponere · praeponeris | praeponitor |
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| 3rd singular | praeponetur | praeponitor |
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| 1st plural | praeponemur | |
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| 2nd plural | praeponemini | |
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| 3rd plural | praeponentur | praeponuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praeposui | praeposuerim |
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| 2nd singular | praeposuisti | praeposueris |
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| 3rd singular | praeposuit | praeposuerit |
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| 1st plural | praeposuimus | praeposuerimus |
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| 2nd plural | praeposuistis | praeposueritis |
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| 3rd plural | praeposuere · praeposuerunt | praeposuerint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praeposueram | praeposuissem |
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| 2nd singular | praeposueras | praeposuisses |
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| 3rd singular | praeposuerat | praeposuisset |
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| 1st plural | praeposueramus | praeposuissemus |
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| 2nd plural | praeposueratis | praeposuissetis |
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| 3rd plural | praeposuerant | praeposuissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | praeposuero |
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| 2nd singular | praeposueris |
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| 3rd singular | praeposuerit |
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| 1st plural | praeposuerimus |
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| 2nd plural | praeposueritis |
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| 3rd plural | praeposuerint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | praeponere | praeponi |
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| Perfect | praeposuisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | praeponens |
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| Genitive | | praeponentis |
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| Dative | | praeponenti |
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| Accusative | praeponens | praeponentem |
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| Ablative | | praeponente · praeponenti |
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| Vocative | | praeponens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praeponentia | praeponentes |
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| Genitive | | praeponentum · praeponentium |
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| Dative | | praeponentibus |
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| Accusative | praeponentia | praeponentes |
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| Ablative | | praeponentibus |
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| Vocative | praeponentia | praeponentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praepositurus | praepositura | praepositurum | |
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| Genitive | praeposituri | praepositurae | praeposituri | |
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| Dative | praeposituro | praepositurae | praeposituro | |
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| Accusative | praepositurum | praeposituram | praepositurum | |
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| Ablative | praeposituro | praepositura | praeposituro | |
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| Vocative | praepositure | praepositura | praepositurum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praeposituri | praepositurae | praepositura | |
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| Genitive | praepositurorum | praepositurarum | praepositurorum | |
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| Dative | | | | praeposituris |
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| Accusative | praeposituros | praeposituras | praepositura | |
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| Ablative | | | | praeposituris |
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| Vocative | praeposituri | praepositurae | praepositura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praepositus | praeposita | praepositum | |
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| Genitive | praepositi | praepositae | praepositi | |
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| Dative | praeposito | praepositae | praeposito | |
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| Accusative | praepositum | praepositam | praepositum | |
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| Ablative | praeposito | praeposita | praeposito | |
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| Vocative | praeposite | praeposita | praepositum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praepositi | praepositae | praeposita | |
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| Genitive | praepositorum | praepositarum | praepositorum | |
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| Dative | | | | praepositis |
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| Accusative | praepositos | praepositas | praeposita | |
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| Ablative | | | | praepositis |
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| Vocative | praepositi | praepositae | praeposita | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praeponendus | praeponenda | praeponendum | |
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| Genitive | praeponendi | praeponendae | praeponendi | |
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| Dative | praeponendo | praeponendae | praeponendo | |
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| Accusative | praeponendum | praeponendam | praeponendum | |
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| Ablative | praeponendo | praeponenda | praeponendo | |
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| Vocative | praeponende | praeponenda | praeponendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praeponendi | praeponendae | praeponenda | |
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| Genitive | praeponendorum | praeponendarum | praeponendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | praeponendis |
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| Accusative | praeponendos | praeponendas | praeponenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | praeponendis |
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| Vocative | praeponendi | praeponendae | praeponenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | praepositum |
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| Ablative | praepositu |
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Meaning and examples of praepono
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.