3rd Conjugation -i- Stem Verbs

Question 1

Faciō, facere, fēcī, factum

Answer 1

To make, do, accomplish.

In compounds a becomes i, -ficiō (difficiō, cōnficiō, perficiō)

Imp. Sg. Fac pl. facite

(Facile, fact, faction, factotum, facsimile, faculty, fashion, feasible, feat, hacienda;cf. officium)

Question 2

Capiō, capere, cēpī, captum

Answer 2

To take, capture, seize, get.

In compounds the a becomes an I, -cipiō: accipiō, excipiō, incipiō, recipiō

(Capable, capacious, capsule, cautious, captive, captor)

Question 3

Fuguiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrum

Answer 3

To flee, hurry away; escape; go into exile; avoid, shun

(Fugitive, fugue, centrifugal, refuge, subterfuge)

Imp. Fuge. Pl. fugite