Present Tense: capere

Level 2

The endings of capere, and two verbs that follow it.

How It Works

Person	Latin	English
I	capio	I take
you (one)	capis	you take
he, she, it	capit	takes
we	capimus	we take
you (several)	capitis	you take
they	capiunt	they take

The i shows in the first person (capio) and the third person plural (capiunt). The four other forms look like ducis, ducit, ducimus and ducitis.

The infinitive is capere, with a short e: KAH-peh-reh.

Facio sounds like FAH-kee-oh in classical Latin and FAH-chee-oh in Church Latin. The c comes before i.

Examples (5)

Ego librum capio.
I take the book.
Capio is the first person singular, with the extra i.
Marcus panem capit.
Marcus takes bread.
Capit is the third person singular, without the extra i.
Iulia donum facit.
Iulia makes a gift.
Facit is the third person singular of facere.
Nos pilam iacimus.
We throw the ball.
Iacimus is the first person plural of iacere.
Pueri saxa iaciunt.
The boys throw stones.
Iaciunt is the third person plural, with the extra i.

Common Mistakes

Leaving out the extra i in the third person plural.
Pueri saxa iacunt.
Pueri saxa iaciunt.
The -io verbs keep the i before -unt: iaciunt.

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Present Tense: capereLevel 2

Learn This First

Capere is a third-family verb with an extra i, so the third family comes first.

Present Tense: ducere
Know ducere, because capere takes the same endings and adds an i in two forms: capio, capiunt.
Level 2

Words in This Pattern

capio-io

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