When you look up a Latin verb in a Latin-English lexicon or dictionary, you will see four entries for most verbs. The first entry is the present, active, singular, first person form of the verb. The next entry, usually abbreviated to "-are," "-ere" or "-ire," is the infinitive. More specifially, it's the present active infinitive, which is translated into English as "to" plus whatever the verb means.
Laudari is the present passive infinitive of laudo and means "to be praised."
Most verbs have six infinitives:
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- Example: Laudo, -are, -avi, -atus. Praise
Laudari is the present passive infinitive of laudo and means "to be praised."
Most verbs have six infinitives:
- Present Active
- Present Passive
- Perfect Active
- Perfect Passive
- Future Active
- Future Passive (rare)
First Conjugation
- (Present Active) amare (love)
- (Pres. Passive) amari
- (Perf. Act.) amavisse
- (Perf. Pass.) amatus esse
- (Fut. Act.) amaturus esse
- (Fut. Pass.) amatum iri
- monere (warn)
- moneri
- monuisse
- monitus esse
- moniturus esse
- monitum iri
- regere (rule)
- regi
- rexisse
- rectus esse
- recturus esse
- rectum iri
- audire (hear)
- audiri
- audivisse
- auditus esse
- auditurus esse
- auditum iri

