scribo: all forms
scribo means “write”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | scribo | scribam | |
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| 2nd singular | scribis | scribas | scribe · scrib |
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| 3rd singular | scribit | scribat | |
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| 1st plural | scribimus | scribamus | |
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| 2nd plural | scribitis | scribatis | scribite |
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| 3rd plural | scribunt | scribant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | scribor | scribar | |
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| 2nd singular | scriberis | scribare · scribaris | scribere |
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| 3rd singular | scribitur | scribatur | |
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| 1st plural | scribimur | scribamur | |
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| 2nd plural | scribimini | scribamini | scribimini |
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| 3rd plural | scribuntur | scribantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | scribebam | scriberem |
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| 2nd singular | scribebas | scriberes |
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| 3rd singular | scribebat | scriberet |
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| 1st plural | scribebamus | scriberemus |
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| 2nd plural | scribebatis | scriberetis |
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| 3rd plural | scribebant | scriberent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | scribebar | scriberer |
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| 2nd singular | scribebare · scribebaris | scriberere · scribereris |
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| 3rd singular | scribebatur | scriberetur |
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| 1st plural | scribebamur | scriberemur |
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| 2nd plural | scribebamini | scriberemini |
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| 3rd plural | scribebantur | scriberentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | scribam | |
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| 2nd singular | scribes | scribito |
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| 3rd singular | scribet | scribito |
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| 1st plural | scribemus | |
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| 2nd plural | scribetis | scribitote |
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| 3rd plural | scribent | scribunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | scribar | |
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| 2nd singular | scriberis · scribere | scribitor |
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| 3rd singular | scribetur | scribitor |
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| 1st plural | scribemur | |
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| 2nd plural | scribemini | |
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| 3rd plural | scribentur | scribuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | scripsi | scripserim |
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| 2nd singular | scripsisti | scripseris |
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| 3rd singular | scripsit | scripserit |
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| 1st plural | scripsimus | scripserimus |
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| 2nd plural | scripsistis | scripseritis |
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| 3rd plural | scripserunt · scripsere | scripserint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | scripseram | scripsissem |
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| 2nd singular | scripseras | scripsisses |
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| 3rd singular | scripserat | scripsisset |
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| 1st plural | scripseramus | scripsissemus |
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| 2nd plural | scripseratis | scripsissetis |
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| 3rd plural | scripserant | scripsissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | scripsero |
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| 2nd singular | scripseris |
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| 3rd singular | scripserit |
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| 1st plural | scripserimus |
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| 2nd plural | scripseritis |
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| 3rd plural | scripserint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | scribere | scribi |
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| Perfect | scripsisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | scribens |
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| Genitive | | scribentis |
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| Dative | | scribenti |
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| Accusative | scribens | scribentem |
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| Ablative | | scribenti · scribente |
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| Vocative | | scribens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | scribentia | scribentes |
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| Genitive | | scribentium |
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| Dative | | scribentibus |
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| Accusative | scribentia | scribentes |
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| Ablative | | scribentibus |
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| Vocative | scribentia | scribentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | scripturus | scriptura | scripturum | |
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| Genitive | scripturi | scripturae | scripturi | |
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| Dative | scripturo | scripturae | scripturo | |
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| Accusative | scripturum | scripturam | scripturum | |
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| Ablative | scripturo | scriptura | scripturo | |
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| Vocative | scripture | scriptura | scripturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | scripturi | scripturae | scriptura | |
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| Genitive | scripturorum | scripturarum | scripturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | scripturis |
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| Accusative | scripturos | scripturas | scriptura | |
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| Ablative | | | | scripturis |
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| Vocative | scripturi | scripturae | scriptura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | scriptus | scripta | scriptum | |
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| Genitive | scripti | scriptae | scripti | |
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| Dative | scripto | scriptae | scripto | |
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| Accusative | scriptum | scriptam | scriptum | |
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| Ablative | scripto | scripta | scripto | |
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| Vocative | scripte | scripta | scriptum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | scripti | scriptae | scripta | |
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| Genitive | scriptorum | scriptarum | scriptorum | |
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| Dative | | | | scriptis |
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| Accusative | scriptos | scriptas | scripta | |
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| Ablative | | | | scriptis |
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| Vocative | scripti | scriptae | scripta | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | scribendus | scribenda | scribendum | |
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| Genitive | scribendi | scribendae | scribendi | |
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| Dative | scribendo | scribendae | scribendo | |
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| Accusative | scribendum | scribendam | scribendum | |
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| Ablative | scribendo | scribenda | scribendo | |
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| Vocative | scribende | scribenda | scribendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | scribendi | scribendae | scribenda | |
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| Genitive | scribendorum | scribendarum | scribendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | scribendis |
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| Accusative | scribendos | scribendas | scribenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | scribendis |
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| Vocative | scribendi | scribendae | scribenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | scriptum |
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| Ablative | scriptu |
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Meaning and examples of scribo
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.