Intellegis

Intellegis is the second person singular present indicative form of the Latin verb intellego, meaning you understand or you perceive. It is a common form in Classical Latin and appears in a variety of contexts to express comprehension, perception, or interpretation of information, statements, or situations.

The verb intellego belongs to the third conjugation and is used with direct objects or clauses to indicate understanding. The full present tense paradigm is: intellego, intellegis, intellegit, intellegimus, intellegitis, intellegunt. The infinitive is intellegere, and the present active participle is intelligens. The form intellegis can appear in questions, such as Quid intellegis? (What do you understand?) or with enclitic ne to form questions like Intellegisne? (Do you understand?)

In usage, intellego often carries nuances of perception beyond mere awareness, sometimes implying insight or discernment. It can govern a direct object (something understood) or introduce a clause that clarifies what is understood. For example, Quod dicis intellego, sed non agreeso—though note the exact construction varies with context. A typical example is Quid intellegis ex his verbis? (What do you understand from these words?)

Etymologically, intellego derives from the Latin stem intelleg-, related to understanding and perception, and is the basis for related words such as intelligentia in later Romance languages and English terms like intellect. In Roman authors, intellegis and its related forms are standard vocabulary used in philosophical, legal, and rhetorical passages to assess comprehension and interpretation.