The following are commonly used Latin impersonal verbs, which means you are likely to see them in the third person singular. The real subject of the sentence will not be in the nominative case. It is most often in the dative or accusative case. The sentence, "it pleases me," is an impersonal sentence in English. "I" is the true subject of the sentence, but the sentence is impersonal, so the subject appears in the objective (accusative) case, as "me". The functioning subject of the sentence, i.e., the one in the subjective (nominative) case is "it," a third person singular. In Latin, "it pleases" is written using an impersonal verb, plus a dative for the person pleased.
- decet , -ere, -uit - it becomes or it suits; it is right or proper. Decet can take the accusative of the person for whom it is right.
- libet, -ere, -uit, -itum est (also lubet) - it pleases (with the dative, e.g., libet mihi = it pleases me), also, ut libet - as you please.
- licet, -ere, -uit, -itum est - it is permitted.
- oportet, -ere, uit - it is necessary, proper, becoming.
- paenitet, -ere, -uit - repent, regret, be sorry. The sentence from Plautus, "et me quidem haec conditio nunc non paenitet," may be translated this condition causes now me no regret.
- piget, -ere, -uit - it displeases, disgusts. Takes the genitive of the cause of the revulsion and accusative of the person who is affected.
- placet - it seems good; it is agreed or resolved.
