quaero: all forms
quaero means “seek, ask; inquire”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | quaero | quaeram | |
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| 2nd singular | quaeris | quaeras | quaere · quaer |
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| 3rd singular | quaerit | quaerat | |
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| 1st plural | quaerimus | quaeramus | |
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| 2nd plural | quaeritis | quaeratis | quaerite |
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| 3rd plural | quaerunt | quaerant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | quaeror | quaerar | |
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| 2nd singular | quaereris | quaerare · quaeraris | quaerere |
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| 3rd singular | quaeritur | quaeratur | |
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| 1st plural | quaerimur | quaeramur | |
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| 2nd plural | quaerimini | quaeramini | quaerimini |
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| 3rd plural | quaeruntur | quaerantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | quaerebam | quaererem |
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| 2nd singular | quaerebas | quaereres |
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| 3rd singular | quaerebat | quaereret |
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| 1st plural | quaerebamus | quaereremus |
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| 2nd plural | quaerebatis | quaereretis |
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| 3rd plural | quaerebant | quaererent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | quaerebar | quaererer |
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| 2nd singular | quaerebare · quaerebaris | quaererere · quaerereris |
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| 3rd singular | quaerebatur | quaereretur |
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| 1st plural | quaerebamur | quaereremur |
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| 2nd plural | quaerebamini | quaereremini |
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| 3rd plural | quaerebantur | quaererentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | quaeram | |
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| 2nd singular | quaeres | quaerito |
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| 3rd singular | quaeret | quaerito |
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| 1st plural | quaeremus | |
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| 2nd plural | quaeretis | quaeritote |
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| 3rd plural | quaerent | quaerunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | quaerar | |
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| 2nd singular | quaereris · quaerere | quaeritor |
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| 3rd singular | quaeretur | quaeritor |
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| 1st plural | quaeremur | |
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| 2nd plural | quaeremini | |
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| 3rd plural | quaerentur | quaeruntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | quaesivi | quaesiverim |
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| 2nd singular | quaesivisti | quaesiveris |
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| 3rd singular | quaesivit | quaesiverit |
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| 1st plural | quaesivimus | quaesiverimus |
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| 2nd plural | quaesivistis | quaesiveritis |
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| 3rd plural | quaesiverunt · quaesivere | quaesiverint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | quaesiveram | quaesivissem |
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| 2nd singular | quaesiveras | quaesivisses |
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| 3rd singular | quaesiverat | quaesivisset |
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| 1st plural | quaesiveramus | quaesivissemus |
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| 2nd plural | quaesiveratis | quaesivissetis |
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| 3rd plural | quaesiverant | quaesivissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | quaesivero |
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| 2nd singular | quaesiveris |
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| 3rd singular | quaesiverit |
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| 1st plural | quaesiverimus |
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| 2nd plural | quaesiveritis |
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| 3rd plural | quaesiverint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | quaerere | quaeri |
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| Perfect | quaesivisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | quaerens |
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| Genitive | | quaerentis |
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| Dative | | quaerenti |
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| Accusative | quaerens | quaerentem |
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| Ablative | | quaerenti · quaerente |
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| Vocative | | quaerens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | quaerentia | quaerentes |
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| Genitive | | quaerentium |
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| Dative | | quaerentibus |
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| Accusative | quaerentia | quaerentes |
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| Ablative | | quaerentibus |
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| Vocative | quaerentia | quaerentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | quaesiturus | quaesitura | quaesiturum | |
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| Genitive | quaesituri | quaesiturae | quaesituri | |
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| Dative | quaesituro | quaesiturae | quaesituro | |
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| Accusative | quaesiturum | quaesituram | quaesiturum | |
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| Ablative | quaesituro | quaesitura | quaesituro | |
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| Vocative | quaesiture | quaesitura | quaesiturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | quaesituri | quaesiturae | quaesitura | |
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| Genitive | quaesiturorum | quaesiturarum | quaesiturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | quaesituris |
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| Accusative | quaesituros | quaesituras | quaesitura | |
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| Ablative | | | | quaesituris |
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| Vocative | quaesituri | quaesiturae | quaesitura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | quaesitus | quaesita | quaesitum | |
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| Genitive | quaesiti | quaesitae | quaesiti | |
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| Dative | quaesito | quaesitae | quaesito | |
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| Accusative | quaesitum | quaesitam | quaesitum | |
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| Ablative | quaesito | quaesita | quaesito | |
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| Vocative | quaesite | quaesita | quaesitum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | quaesiti | quaesitae | quaesita | |
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| Genitive | quaesitorum | quaesitarum | quaesitorum | |
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| Dative | | | | quaesitis |
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| Accusative | quaesitos | quaesitas | quaesita | |
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| Ablative | | | | quaesitis |
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| Vocative | quaesiti | quaesitae | quaesita | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | quaerendus | quaerenda | quaerendum | |
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| Genitive | quaerendi | quaerendae | quaerendi | |
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| Dative | quaerendo | quaerendae | quaerendo | |
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| Accusative | quaerendum | quaerendam | quaerendum | |
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| Ablative | quaerendo | quaerenda | quaerendo | |
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| Vocative | quaerende | quaerenda | quaerendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | quaerendi | quaerendae | quaerenda | |
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| Genitive | quaerendorum | quaerendarum | quaerendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | quaerendis |
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| Accusative | quaerendos | quaerendas | quaerenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | quaerendis |
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| Vocative | quaerendi | quaerendae | quaerenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | quaesitum |
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| Ablative | quaesitu |
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Meaning and examples of quaero
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.