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In order to study
and remember the different conjugations of the Praesens Activum
well, it is important to take a close look to the differences
between the five conjugations.
FOURTH CONJUGATION
The basic vowel in the fourth conjugation is i, the endings are
-o, -s, -t, -mus, -tis and -nt (-re for the infinitive). Be
careful: in the first singular form the basic vowel doesn't
disappear following the presence of the ending o, which does
happen in the first conjugation. Pay also attention to the third
person plural: there u is added as a binding vowel. The example
verb is audire (=to hear, to listen), the stem of that verb
is aud.
Verbum audire - verb to hear, to listen (stem = aud)
audio
- I hear
audis
- you (s.) hear
audit
- he/she/it hears
audimus
- we hear
auditis
- you (pl.) hear
audiunt
- they hear
Some other verbs of the fourth conjugation:
nescire - nescio
- to don't know
scire - scio
- to know
sentire - sentio
- to feel
venire - venio
- to come
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