Latin verb
agō
agō, agere, ēgī, āctum
agō is a Latin verb. In the 4 analysed lines it was read in, it means “to those doing” (3 times), “he did” (once), “he would do” (once) and “you did” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from agō to the words it goes with.
Condita civitate, quam ex nomine suo Romam vocavit, haec fere egit.
After founding the city, which he called Rome from his own name, he accomplished these things, more or less.
egit: the main verb of the sentence.
Et si volueris attendere, maxima pars vitae elabitur male agentibus, magna nihil agentibus, tota vita aliud agentibus.
And if you are willing to pay attention, the greatest part of life slips away while doing evil, a great part while doing nothing, and a whole life while doing other things.
agentibus: tells how, where or when about elabitur.
Quid proxima, quid superiore nocte egeris, ubi fueris, quos convocaveris, quid consili ceperis quem nostrum ignorare arbitraris?
Whom of us do you think is ignorant of what you did last night, what you did the night before, where you were, whom you called together, what counsel you took?
egeris: clause completing ignorare.
Multitudinem finitimorum in civitatem recepit, centum ex senioribus legit, quorum consilio omnia ageret, quos senatores nominavit propter senectutem.
He received a multitude of neighbors into the state, chose one hundred from the elders, by whose counsel he would do all things, and named them senators on account of their old age.
ageret: relative clause describing legit.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| agentibus | Ablative · Plural · Masculine · Present active participle | 3 |
| ageret | 3rd person · Singular · Imperfect · Subjunctive · Active | 1 |
| egeris | 2nd person · Singular · Perfect · Subjunctive · Active | 1 |
| egit | 3rd person · Singular · Perfect · Indicative · Active | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to agō by an arc in these lines, most often first.