Latin verb
habeō
habeō, habēre, habuī, habitum
habeō is a Latin verb. In the 4 analysed lines it was read in, it means “for holding” (once), “I keep” (once), “they had” (once) and “they held” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from habeō to the words it goes with.
Urbem Romam a principio reges habuere;
At the beginning, kings ruled the city of Rome.
habuere: the main verb of the sentence.
Tum, cum uxores ipse et populus suus non haberent, invitavit ad spectaculum ludorum vicinas urbi Romae nationes atque earum virgines rapuit.
Then, since he himself and his people had no wives, he invited to a spectacle of games the nations neighboring the city of Rome, and he seized their maidens.
haberent: clause explaining invitavit.
…timor populi, nihil concursus bonorum omnium, nihil hic munitissimus habendi senatus locus, nihil horum ora voltusque moverunt
Has the nightly garrison on the Palatine not moved you at all, nor the watches of the city, nor the people's fear, nor the gathering of all good men, nor this strongly fortified place for holding the senate, nor the faces and expressions of these men?
habendi: describes senatus.
Inde consilium mihi pauca de Augusto et extrema tradere, mox Tiberii principatum et cetera, sine ira et studio, quorum causas procul habeo.
Then it is my plan to relate a few things about Augustus and his final acts, and then Tiberius's principate and the rest, without anger and partisanship, the causes of which I keep far away.
habeo: relative clause describing studio.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| habendi | Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Gerundive | 1 |
| habeo | 1st person · Singular · Present · Indicative · Active | 1 |
| haberent | 3rd person · Plural · Imperfect · Subjunctive · Active | 1 |
| habuere | 3rd person · Plural · Perfect · Indicative · Active | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to habeō by an arc in these lines, most often first.