flecto

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈflek.toː/

Verb

present active flectō, present infinitive flectere, perfect active flexī, supine flexum.

1. I bend, curve or bow.
2. I turn or curl.
3. (figuratively) I persuade, prevail upon, or soften.

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	flectō	flectis	flectit	flectimus	flectitis	flectunt
	future	flectam	flectēs	flectet	flectēmus	flectētis	flectent
	imperfect	flectēbam	flectēbās	flectēbat	flectēbāmus	flectēbātis	flectēbant
	perfect	flexī	flexistī	flexit	fleximus	flexistis	flexērunt
	future perfect	flexerō	flexeris	flexerit	flexerimus	flexeritis	flexerint
	pluperfect	flexeram	flexerās	flexerat	flexerāmus	flexerātis	flexerant
passive	present	flector	flecteris	flectitur	flectimur	flectiminī	flectuntur
	future	flectar	flectēris	flectētur	flectēmur	flectēminī	flectentur
	imperfect	flectēbar	flectēbāris	flectēbātur	flectēbāmur	flectēbāminī	flectēbantur
	perfect	Use flexus m, flexa f, flexum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use flexus m, flexa f, flexum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use flexus m, flexa f, flexum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	flectam	flectās	flectat	flectāmus	flectātis	flectant
	imperfect	flecterem	flecterēs	flecteret	flecterēmus	flecterētis	flecterent
	perfect	flexerim	flexerīs	flexerit	flexerīmus	flexerītis	flexerint
	pluperfect	flexissem	flexissēs	flexisset	flexissēmus	flexissētis	flexissent
passive	present	flectar	flectāris	flectātur	flectāmur	flectāminī	flectantur
	imperfect	flecterer	flecterēris	flecterētur	flecterēmur	flecterēminī	flecterentur
	perfect	Use flexus m, flexa f, flexum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use flexus m, flexa f, flexum 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	flecte	flectitō	flectitō	flectere	flectitor	flectitor
	plural	flectite	flectitōte	flectuntō	flectiminī	—	flectuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		flectere	flexisse	flexūrus esse	flectī	flexus esse	flexum īrī
participles		flectēns (flectentis)	—	flexūrus-ra, -rum	—	flexus-a, -um	flectendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

flexanimus flexibilis flexibilitās flexilis flexiō

flexuōsē flexuōsus flexūra flexus

Descendants

• English: flex
• French: fléchir
• Italian: flettere