antur

Antur is a Latin grammatical ending rather than a standalone word. It denotes the third-person plural form in the present passive tense for many verbs across Latin conjugations. In practice, amantur means “they are loved,” laudantur means “they are praised,” and reguntur means “they are ruled,” among other examples. The ending appears with the verb stem to express a passive voice, indicating that the action is performed on the subject rather than by it.

The form amantur is the most familiar illustration for learners, illustrating how the present passive is formed: the verb’s stem is combined with the third-person plural passive ending to produce a natural, ongoing action in which the subject experiences the verb’s action. Other common examples include monentur (they are warned) from moneo, and laudantur (they are praised) from laudo. The -antur ending is characteristic of the present passive for third-person plural across several regular conjugations, though the exact pronunciation and stem shape vary with the conjugation.

In usage, -antur appears in both literary and everyday Latin texts as part of standard sentence construction. It often occurs in collective or collective-oriented subjects, such as groups, institutions, or abstract nouns, where the passive voice emphasizes the reception of an action rather than its initiation. Because Latin verbs frequently appear in the passive form in narrative and legal, -antur is a common, recognizable marker of present passive mood for third-person plural subjects.

See also: Latin passive voice, Latin verb conjugations, -untur and -antur endings, deponent verb forms.