Exspectavisti

Exspectavisti is a Latin verb form: the second-person singular perfect indicative active of exspectare, meaning you waited for or you have waited for. The verb exspectare belongs to the first conjugation and denotes awaiting, expecting, or looking for something or someone. The perfect forms share the common pattern of the first conjugation, with the stem exspectav- and endings such as -i (1st person), -isti (2nd person), -it (3rd person), -imus (1st plural), -istis (2nd plural), and -erunt (3rd plural). Thus exspectavi (I waited), exspectavisti (you waited), exspectavit (he waited), exspectavimus (we waited), exspectavistis (you all waited), exspectaverunt (they waited).

In usage, exspectavisti translates naturally as “you waited for” or, depending on context, “you have waited for.” It is typically found in narratives or dialogues where a speaker addresses a single you. For example: Exspectavisti me ad portam, quod citus non venisti. (“You waited for me at the gate, since you did not come promptly.”)

The form forms part of standard Latin grammar and is often taught as an exemplar of perfect active endings in the first conjugation. Related forms include exspecto (present indicative), exspectare (infinitive), and the other perfect forms exspectavi, exspectavit, exspectavimus, exspectavistis, exspectaverunt.

See also: exspecto, exspectare, Latin verb conjugation, perfect tense.