comportavi
Comportavi is the first person singular perfect active indicative form of the Latin verb comportare, formed from porto “to carry” with the prefix com- meaning “together, in.” The verb belongs to the 1st conjugation, and its principal parts are comporto, com portare, comportavi, comportatum. The basic meaning is “to bring together,” “to bring in,” or more broadly “to obtain, to procure, to provide.” In classical Latin it is used for bringing goods, people, or documents to a place or into a person’s possession, as well as for bringing about results or preparations.
- to bring in or bring to a place, especially commodities or supplies (e.g., compor tavī frumentum
- to obtain or procure something (e.g., comportare pecuniam, to procure money), and more generally to furnish
- to bring about, accomplish, or produce an outcome.
- Present active: composportō, comports, comportat, comportamus, comportatis, comportant.
- Imperfect active: comportabam, comportabas, comportabat, etc.
- Perfect active (the form in question): comportavi; pluperfect: comportaveram; future: comportabo, etc.
- Passive present: comportor, comportaris, comportatur, etc.; perfect passive participle: comportatus, used with sum (comportatus sum).
- The perfect form comportavi appears in classical Latin texts where goods, documents, or actions are being
- The verb is related to the broader family around porto and the idea of bringing to completion
See also: porto, com- prefixed compounds, comportare vs. importare in Latin usage.