perficio

Latin

Etymology

From per (“through, along; during”) + faciō (“do, make”).

Verb

present active perficiō, present infinitive perficere, perfect active perfēcī, supine perfectum.

1. I achieve, execute, carry out, accomplish, perform, despatch, finish, complete; establish; perfect.
2. (by extension) I bring about, cause, effect.

Inflection

Third Conjugation IO-variation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perficiō	perficis	perficit	perficimus	perficitis	perficiunt
	future	perficiam	perficiēs	perficiet	perficiēmus	perficiētis	perficient
	imperfect	perficiēbam	perficiēbās	perficiēbat	perficiēbāmus	perficiēbātis	perficiēbant
	perfect	perfēcī	perfēcistī	perfēcit	perfēcimus	perfēcistis	perfēcērunt
	future perfect	perfēcerō	perfēceris	perfēcerit	perfēcerimus	perfēceritis	perfēcerint
	pluperfect	perfēceram	perfēcerās	perfēcerat	perfēcerāmus	perfēcerātis	perfēcerant
passive	present	perficior	perficeris	perficitur	perficimur	perficiminī	perficiuntur
	future	perficiar	perficiēris	perficiētur	perficiēmur	perficiēminī	perficientur
	imperfect	perficiēbar	perficiēbāris	perficiēbātur	perficiēbāmur	perficiēbāminī	perficiēbantur
	perfect	Use perfectus m, perfecta f, perfectum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use perfectus m, perfecta f, perfectum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use perfectus m, perfecta f, perfectum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perficiam	perficiās	perficiat	perficiāmus	perficiātis	perficiant
	imperfect	perficerem	perficerēs	perficeret	perficerēmus	perficerētis	perficerent
	perfect	perfēcerim	perfēcerīs	perfēcerit	perfēcerīmus	perfēcerītis	perfēcerint
	pluperfect	perfēcissem	perfēcissēs	perfēcisset	perfēcissēmus	perfēcissētis	perfēcissent
passive	present	perficiar	perficiāris	perficiātur	perficiāmur	perficiāminī	perficiantur
	imperfect	perficerer	perficerēris	perficerētur	perficerēmur	perficerēminī	perficerentur
	perfect	Use perfectus m, perfecta f, perfectum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use perfectus m, perfecta f, perfectum 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	perfice	perficitō	perficitō	perficere	perficitor	perficitor
	plural	perficite	perficitōte	perficiuntō	perficiminī	—	perficiuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		perficere	perfēcisse	perfectūrus esse	perficī	perfectus esse	perfectum īrī
participles		perficiēns (perficientis)	—	perfectūrus-ra, -rum	—	perfectus-a, -um	perficiendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• perficus
• perfectus

Related terms

afficiō cōnficiō dēficiō efficiō faciō īnficiō

interficiō officiō praeficiō prōficiō reficiō sufficiō

References

• perficio in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879