rem acu tango

Latin

Alternative forms

• acū tangō

Etymology

From rem the accusative of rēs (“thing, matter, issue”) + acū (“with a needle”), the ablative of acus (“a needle”) + tangō (“I touch”). Literally meaning "I touch the issue with a needle", "I touch the matter with a needle", or "I touch it with a needle".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /rem ˈa.kuː ˈtan.ɡoː/, [rɛ̃ˑ ˈäkuː ˈt̪äŋɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /rem ˈa.ku ˈtan.ɡo/, [rɛm ˈäːku ˈt̪äŋɡo]

Verb

rem acū tangō (present infinitive rem acū tangere, perfect active rem acū tetigī, supine rem acū tāctum); third conjugation

1. (idiomatic) I hit the nail on the head

Conjugation

Conjugation of rem acū tangō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	rem acū tangō	rem acū tangis	rem acū tangit	rem acū tangimus	rem acū tangitis	rem acū tangunt
	imperfect	rem acū tangēbam	rem acū tangēbās	rem acū tangēbat	rem acū tangēbāmus	rem acū tangēbātis	rem acū tangēbant
	future	rem acū tangam	rem acū tangēs	rem acū tanget	rem acū tangēmus	rem acū tangētis	rem acū tangent
	perfect	rem acū tetigī	rem acū tetigistī	rem acū tetigit	rem acū tetigimus	rem acū tetigistis	rem acū tetigērunt, rem acū tetigēre
	pluperfect	rem acū tetigeram	rem acū tetigerās	rem acū tetigerat	rem acū tetigerāmus	rem acū tetigerātis	rem acū tetigerant
	future perfect	rem acū tetigerō	rem acū tetigeris	rem acū tetigerit	rem acū tetigerimus	rem acū tetigeritis	rem acū tetigerint
passive	present	rēs acū tangor	rēs acū tangeris, rēs acū tangere	rēs acū tangitur	rēs acū tangimur	rēs acū tangiminī	rēs acū tanguntur
	imperfect	rēs acū tangēbar	rēs acū tangēbāris, rēs acū tangēbāre	rēs acū tangēbātur	rēs acū tangēbāmur	rēs acū tangēbāminī	rēs acū tangēbantur
	future	rēs acū tangar	rēs acū tangēris, rēs acū tangēre	rēs acū tangētur	rēs acū tangēmur	rēs acū tangēminī	rēs acū tangentur
	perfect	rēs acū + tāctus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	rēs acū + tāctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	rēs acū + tāctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	rem acū tangam	rem acū tangās	rem acū tangat	rem acū tangāmus	rem acū tangātis	rem acū tangant
	imperfect	rem acū tangerem	rem acū tangerēs	rem acū tangeret	rem acū tangerēmus	rem acū tangerētis	rem acū tangerent
	perfect	rem acū tetigerim	rem acū tetigerīs	rem acū tetigerit	rem acū tetigerīmus	rem acū tetigerītis	rem acū tetigerint
	pluperfect	rem acū tetigissem	rem acū tetigissēs	rem acū tetigisset	rem acū tetigissēmus	rem acū tetigissētis	rem acū tetigissent
passive	present	rēs acū tangar	rēs acū tangāris, rēs acū tangāre	rēs acū tangātur	rēs acū tangāmur	rēs acū tangāminī	rēs acū tangantur
	imperfect	rēs acū tangerer	rēs acū tangerēris, rēs acū tangerēre	rēs acū tangerētur	rēs acū tangerēmur	rēs acū tangerēminī	rēs acū tangerentur
	perfect	rēs acū + tāctus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	rēs acū + tāctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	rem acū tange	—	—	rem acū tangite	—
	future	—	rem acū tangitō	rem acū tangitō	—	rem acū tangitōte	rem acū tanguntō
passive	present	—	rēs acū tangere	—	—	rēs acū tangiminī	—
	future	—	rēs acū tangitor	rēs acū tangitor	—	—	rēs acū tanguntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		rem acū tangere	rem acū tetigisse	rem acū tāctūrum esse	rem acū tangī	rem acū tāctum esse	rem acū tāctum īrī
participles		rem acū tangēns	—	rem acū tāctūrus	—	rēs acū tāctus	rēs acū tangendus, rēs acū tangundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		rem acū tangendī	rem acū tangendō	rem acū tangendum	rem acū tangendō	rem acū tāctum	rem acū tāctū

Usage notes

• Usually used in the active perfect second person singular form rem acū tetigistī (“"you have touched the matter with a needle"; you have hit the nail on the head”), the word rem is sometimes omitted as in acū tetigistī (“"you have touched with a needle"- you have hit the nail on the head”). It is also used in the third person; rem acū tetigit (“"he touched it with a needle"- he has hit the nail on the head”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of rem acū tangō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	rem acū tangō	rem acū tangis	rem acū tangit	rem acū tangimus	rem acū tangitis	rem acū tangunt
	imperfect	rem acū tangēbam	rem acū tangēbās	rem acū tangēbat	rem acū tangēbāmus	rem acū tangēbātis	rem acū tangēbant
	future	rem acū tangam	rem acū tangēs	rem acū tanget	rem acū tangēmus	rem acū tangētis	rem acū tangent
	perfect	rem acū tetigī	rem acū tetigistī	rem acū tetigit	rem acū tetigimus	rem acū tetigistis	rem acū tetigērunt, rem acū tetigēre
	pluperfect	rem acū tetigeram	rem acū tetigerās	rem acū tetigerat	rem acū tetigerāmus	rem acū tetigerātis	rem acū tetigerant
	future perfect	rem acū tetigerō	rem acū tetigeris	rem acū tetigerit	rem acū tetigerimus	rem acū tetigeritis	rem acū tetigerint
passive	present	rem acū tangor	rem acū tangeris, rem acū tangere	rem acū tangitur	rem acū tangimur	rem acū tangiminī	rem acū tanguntur
	imperfect	rem acū tangēbar	rem acū tangēbāris, rem acū tangēbāre	rem acū tangēbātur	rem acū tangēbāmur	rem acū tangēbāminī	rem acū tangēbantur
	future	rem acū tangar	rem acū tangēris, rem acū tangēre	rem acū tangētur	rem acū tangēmur	rem acū tangēminī	rem acū tangentur
	perfect	rem acū tāctus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	rem acū tāctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	rem acū tāctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	rem acū tangam	rem acū tangās	rem acū tangat	rem acū tangāmus	rem acū tangātis	rem acū tangant
	imperfect	rem acū tangerem	rem acū tangerēs	rem acū tangeret	rem acū tangerēmus	rem acū tangerētis	rem acū tangerent
	perfect	rem acū tetigerim	rem acū tetigerīs	rem acū tetigerit	rem acū tetigerīmus	rem acū tetigerītis	rem acū tetigerint
	pluperfect	rem acū tetigissem	rem acū tetigissēs	rem acū tetigisset	rem acū tetigissēmus	rem acū tetigissētis	rem acū tetigissent
passive	present	rem acū tangar	rem acū tangāris, rem acū tangāre	rem acū tangātur	rem acū tangāmur	rem acū tangāminī	rem acū tangantur
	imperfect	rem acū tangerer	rem acū tangerēris, rem acū tangerēre	rem acū tangerētur	rem acū tangerēmur	rem acū tangerēminī	rem acū tangerentur
	perfect	rem acū tāctus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	rem acū tāctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	rem acū tange	—	—	rem acū tangite	—
	future	—	rem acū tangitō	rem acū tangitō	—	rem acū tangitōte	rem acū tanguntō
passive	present	—	rem acū tangere	—	—	rem acū tangiminī	—
	future	—	rem acū tangitor	rem acū tangitor	—	—	rem acū tanguntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		rem acū tangere	rem acū tetigisse	rem acū tāctūrum esse	rem acū tangī	rem acū tāctum esse	rem acū tāctum īrī
participles		rem acū tangēns	—	rem acū tāctūrus	—	rem acū tāctus	rem acū tangendus, rem acū tangundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		rem acū tangendī	rem acū tangendō	rem acū tangendum	rem acū tangendō	rem acū tāctum	rem acū tāctū