Disputabamus
Disputabamus is a Latin verb form: the imperfect indicative active, first person plural, of disputo, disputare (to discuss, dispute, debate). Disputo belongs to the first conjugation, so its imperfect forms use the -ā- stem with the imperfect endings; disputabamus literally combines disput- with the ending -āmus, yielding “we were disputing” or “we used to dispute.”
- Form discussed: disputabamus
- Mood/voice: indicative, active
- Person/number: first person plural
- Translation: “we were disputing” or “we used to dispute”
- The imperfect denotes a past action that was ongoing or repeated in the past, rather than a
- Disputo/ disputare is a c-1 verb meaning to discuss, argue, or debate; it can cover both
- The form disputabamus can appear in narrative or didactic contexts, including historical or rhetorical passages, to
- Disputabamus de re publica. (We were disputing about the republic.)
- Disputabamus saepe de causis, antequam veniamus ad conclusionem. (We used to discuss the causes often before
- Present tense: disputamus (we discuss)
- Imperfect for other persons: disputabam, disputabas, disputabat, disputabatis, disputabant
- Related verb: disputo, disputare, with similar conjugation across other tenses
- Latin verb conjugation, first conjugation
- disputo, disputare, meanings and usage in classical Latin texts
Disputabamus thus represents a past, ongoing act of discussion typical of Latin narrative and rhetorical style.