amamus

Amamus is a Latin verb form meaning "we love." It is the first-person plural present indicative active form of amare, the verb "to love." In Latin, verbs are highly inflected to indicate person, number, tense, mood, and voice; amamus shows that the subject is "we" and the action occurs in the present. The present tense stem is am-, and the standard endings for the first conjugation are -o, -as, -at, -amus, -atis, -ant, giving amo, amas, amat, amamus, amatis, amant.

Usage and examples: Amamus expresses affection or preference and can function as a simple present statement or as part of a larger clause. Example: Amamus deos. We love the gods. Another: Amamus patriam nostram. We love our country. These forms illustrate how amamus aligns with subject-verb agreement in Latin syntax and how object nouns or pronouns are placed in the accusative case.

Etymology and cognates: Amamus derives from amare, the Latin verb meaning "to love." It is related to a family of words such as amor (love), amatus (beloved), and amator (lover). The form is frequently encountered in Latin education and literature as a basic example of present-tense conjugation and simple clause construction, and it appears in inscriptions and texts to express present action or sentiment.