Construunt

Construunt is a Latin verb form meaning "they construct" or "they build." It is the third-person plural present indicative active of the verb construere, which means to heap up, erect, or build. The form is common in classical Latin when describing the construction of buildings, fortifications, ships, roads, or other structures.

Construere belongs to the third conjugation. The principal parts are construo, construere, construxi, constructum. The present active indicative forms are as follows: construo (I build), construis (you build), construit (he/she/it builds), construimus (we build), construitis (you all build), construunt (they build).

In use, construunt typically translates as "they build" in the simple present, though Latin present tense often carries a traditional sense of ongoing or habitual action. Example sentences: Milites castrum construunt. Urbs vias novas construunt. These illustrate how the verb describes constructing a fortress and constructing roads or streets.

Construunt is part of a family of verbs built on the root struere (to pile up, arrange). Its English equivalents align with build, construct, or erect, depending on context. The related verb construe (to interpret) is etymologically distinct, despite the similarity in appearance in modern English.

Notes: In Latin texts, the form construunt appears across genres, including historical narrative, military accounts, and inscriptions. Understanding its principal parts and present forms helps in reading sentences with ambiguous subjects or with omitted pronouns.