absum

Latin

Etymology

From ab (“from”) + sum (“be”).

Verb

present active absum, present infinitive abesse, perfect active āfuī, future participle abfutūrus (irregular)

1. I am away, I am absent

Synonyms

• (I am away): longe sum

Inflection

Conjugation of absum (highly irregular, suppletive, active only)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	absum	abes	abest	absumus	abestis	absunt
	imperfect	aberam	aberās	aberat	aberāmus	aberātis	aberant
	future	aberō	aberis	aberit	aberimus	aberitis	aberunt
	perfect	abfuī	abfuistī	abfuit	abfuimus	abfuistis	abfuērunt
	pluperfect	abfueram	abfuerās	abfuerat	abfuerāmus	abfuerātis	abfuerant
	future perfect	abfuerō	abfueris	abfuerit	abfuerimus	abfueritis	abfuerint
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	absim	absīs	absit	absīmus	absītis	absint
	imperfect	abessem	abessēs	abesset	abessēmus	abessētis	abessent
	perfect	abfuerim	abfuerīs	abfuerit	abfuerīmus	abfuerītis	abfuerint
	pluperfect	abfuissem	abfuissēs	abfuisset	abfuissēmus	abfuissētis	abfuissent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	abes	—	—	abeste	—
	future	—	abestō	abestō	—	abestōte	absuntō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		abesse	abfuisse	abfore, abfutūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		—	—	abfutūrus	—	—	—