Legimus

Legimus is a Latin verb form meaning “we read” or “we are reading.” It is the first-person plural present indicative active of legere, a third-conjugation verb meaning to read. Its principal parts are lego, legere, legi, lectum, which are used to form the various tenses and voices of the verb.

In the present indicative, legimus appears with the usual first-person plural ending: lego, legis, legit, legimus, legitis, legunt. The form is commonly used in ordinary narrative and dialogue to state a current or habitual action, often with the object expressed or understood from context, for example: Legimus librum. “We read a book,” or more naturally in Latin, simply Legimus. The present tense can indicate ongoing action at the present moment or a general habitual action.

Legimus is part of the Latin verb system described as a third-conjugation verb. Its tense formation follows the standard patterns for that conjugation, and the verb participates in all typical mood, tense, voice combinations through its principal parts. The verb’s perfect, pluperfect, and future forms are built from the same stem leg-, with corresponding endings.

Related forms include legere (infinitive), legi (perfect active infinitive in some constructions), and lectum (supine form used in certain constructions, with lectus as the past participle in perfect passive forms). Understanding legimus helps with broader comprehension of Latin sentence structure, pronoun omission, and subject-verb agreement in classical prose and poetry.