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construo

construo

Latin

Verb

cōnstruō ‎(present infinitive cōnstruere, perfect active cōnstruxī, supine cōnstructum); third conjugation

  1. I heap, bring, collect or gather together.
  2. I construct, build, fabricate, erect.
  3. (grammar) I connect, construct.

Usage notes

In Classical texts, the only passive forms for this verb are the third-person singular and plural. Please note that there is a disagreement over whether or not there is a macron on the third and fourth principal parts and the subsequent verb forms from these (cōnstrūxī for cōnstruxī and cōnstrūctum for cōnstructum).

Inflection

   Conjugation of construo (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōnstruō cōnstruis cōnstruit cōnstruimus cōnstruitis cōnstruunt
imperfect cōnstruēbam cōnstruēbās cōnstruēbat cōnstruēbāmus cōnstruēbātis cōnstruēbant
future cōnstruam cōnstruēs cōnstruet cōnstruēmus cōnstruētis cōnstruent
perfect cōnstruxī cōnstruxistī cōnstruxit cōnstruximus cōnstruxistis cōnstruxērunt, cōnstruxēre
pluperfect cōnstruxeram cōnstruxerās cōnstruxerat cōnstruxerāmus cōnstruxerātis cōnstruxerant
future perfect cōnstruxerō cōnstruxeris cōnstruxerit cōnstruxerimus cōnstruxeritis cōnstruxerint
passive present cōnstruor cōnstrueris, cōnstruere cōnstruitur cōnstruimur cōnstruiminī cōnstruuntur
imperfect cōnstruēbar cōnstruēbāris, cōnstruēbāre cōnstruēbātur cōnstruēbāmur cōnstruēbāminī cōnstruēbantur
future cōnstruar cōnstruēris, cōnstruēre cōnstruētur cōnstruēmur cōnstruēminī cōnstruentur
perfect cōnstructus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cōnstructus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cōnstructus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōnstruam cōnstruās cōnstruat cōnstruāmus cōnstruātis cōnstruant
imperfect cōnstruerem cōnstruerēs cōnstrueret cōnstruerēmus cōnstruerētis cōnstruerent
perfect cōnstruxerim cōnstruxerīs cōnstruxerit cōnstruxerīmus cōnstruxerītis cōnstruxerint
pluperfect cōnstruxissem cōnstruxissēs cōnstruxisset cōnstruxissēmus cōnstruxissētis cōnstruxissent
passive present cōnstruar cōnstruāris, cōnstruāre cōnstruātur cōnstruāmur cōnstruāminī cōnstruantur
imperfect cōnstruerer cōnstruerēris, cōnstruerēre cōnstruerētur cōnstruerēmur cōnstruerēminī cōnstruerentur
perfect cōnstructus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cōnstructus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — cōnstrue — — cōnstruite —
future — cōnstruitō cōnstruitō — cōnstruitōte cōnstruuntō
passive present — cōnstruere — — cōnstruiminī —
future — cōnstruitor cōnstruitor — — cōnstruuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cōnstruere cōnstruxisse cōnstructūrus esse cōnstruī cōnstructus esse cōnstructum īrī
participles cōnstruēns — cōnstructūrus — cōnstructus cōnstruendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
cōnstruere cōnstruendī cōnstruendō cōnstruendum cōnstructum cōnstructū

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Portuguese

Verb

construo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of construir

Etymology

From con- ‎(“with”) +‎ struō ‎(“pile up, arrange; build, erect”).

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