Fourth Conj. Verbs
audio, audire, audivi, auditus
to write
scribo, scribere, scripsi, scriptus
Iron is sharpened by iron.
Ferrum ferro exacuitur.
ubi?
where? in what place?
The infinitive for all Third Conjugation verbs ends in...
-ere
to finish, limit
finio, finire, finivi, finitus
to press, push
premo, premere, pressi, pressus
Said and done.
Dictum et factum.
cur?
why?
The infinitive for all Fourth Conjugation verbs ends in
-ire
to hinder, obstruct
impedio, impedire, impedivi, impeditus
to put, place
pono, ponere, posui, positus
He is known by his companions.
Noscitur ex sociis.
how many?
In the active voice,
the subject performs the action of the verb.
to not know
nescio, nescire, nescivi, nescitus
to send
mitto, mittere, misi, missus
I shall either find a way or make one.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.
quomodo?
how? (in what manner?0
In the passive voice,
the subject receives the action of the verb.
to fortify, protect
munio, munire, munivi, munitus
to wage, carry on
gero, gerere, gessi, gestus
A friend is proven in time of necessity.
Amicus in necessitate probatur.
how long?
The conjugation a verb belongs to is determined by
the infinitive