cogito

See also cogitò

Italian

Verb

cogito

1. first-person singular present indicative of cogitare

Anagrams

• gotico

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Latin

Etymology

Contracted from coagitō, from co- +‎ agitō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈkoː.ɡi.toː/

• Audio (Classical)

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Verb

present active cōgitō, present infinitive cōgitāre, perfect active cōgitāvī, supine cōgitātum.

1. I think.
   • 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations (Latin text and English translations here)

     Nihil agis, nihil moliris, nihil cogitas quod non ego non modo audiam sed etiam videam planeque sentiam.

     You do nothing, you plan nothing, you think of nothing which I not only do not hear, but which I do not see and know every particular of.

2. I consider, ponder.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	cōgitō	cōgitās	cōgitat	cōgitāmus	cōgitātis	cōgitant
	future	cōgitābō	cōgitābis	cōgitābit	cōgitābimus	cōgitābitis	cōgitābunt
	imperfect	cōgitābam	cōgitābās	cōgitābat	cōgitābāmus	cōgitābātis	cōgitābant
	perfect	cōgitāvī	cōgitāvistī	cōgitāvit	cōgitāvimus	cōgitāvistis	cōgitāvērunt
	future perfect	cōgitāverō	cōgitāveris	cōgitāverit	cōgitāverimus	cōgitāveritis	cōgitāverint
	pluperfect	cōgitāveram	cōgitāverās	cōgitāverat	cōgitāverāmus	cōgitāverātis	cōgitāverant
passive	present	cōgitor	cōgitāris	cōgitātur	cōgitāmur	cōgitāminī	cōgitantur
	future	cōgitābor	cōgitāberis	cōgitābitur	cōgitābimur	cōgitābiminī	cōgitābuntur
	imperfect	cōgitābar	cōgitābāris	cōgitābātur	cōgitābāmur	cōgitābāminī	cōgitābantur
	perfect	Use cōgitātus m, cōgitāta f, cōgitātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use cōgitātus m, cōgitāta f, cōgitātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use cōgitātus m, cōgitāta f, cōgitātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	cōgitem	cōgitēs	cōgitet	cōgitēmus	cōgitētis	cōgitent
	imperfect	cōgitārem	cōgitārēs	cōgitāret	cōgitārēmus	cōgitārētis	cōgitārent
	perfect	cōgitāverim	cōgitāverīs	cōgitāverit	cōgitāverīmus	cōgitāverītis	cōgitāverint
	pluperfect	cōgitāvissem	cōgitāvissēs	cōgitāvisset	cōgitāvissēmus	cōgitāvissētis	cōgitāvissent
passive	present	cōgiter	cōgitēris	cōgitētur	cōgitēmur	cōgitēminī	cōgitentur
	imperfect	cōgitārer	cōgitārēris	cōgitārētur	cōgitārēmur	cōgitārēminī	cōgitārentur
	perfect	Use cōgitātus m, cōgitāta f, cōgitātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use cōgitātus m, cōgitāta f, cōgitātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	cōgitā	cōgitātō	cōgitātō	cōgitāre	cōgitātor	cōgitātor
	plural	cōgitāte	cōgitātōte	cōgitantō	cōgitāminī	—	cōgitantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		cōgitāre	cōgitāvisse	cōgitātūrus esse	cōgitārī	cōgitātus esse	cōgitātum īrī
participles		cōgitāns (cōgitantis)	—	cōgitātūrus-ra, -rum	—	cōgitātus-a, -um	cōgitandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

excōgitō cōgitātē cōgitātiō

cōgitātum cōgitātus recōgitō

Descendants

Albanian: kujtoj English: cogitate French: cogiter, cuider Italian: cogitare, coitare Occitan: coidar

Old French: cuider Old Portuguese: cuidar Portuguese: cuidar, cogitar (borrowing) Romanian: cugeta Spanish: cogitar, cuidar

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Portuguese

Verb

cogito

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of cogitar