convocaveram

Convocaveram is a Latin verb form: it is the first-person singular pluperfect indicative active of convocare, the verb meaning “to call together” or “to assemble.” The pluperfect tense expresses an action completed prior to another past action, so convocaveram translates as “I had called together” or “I had summoned.”

Formation and morphology: Convocare belongs to the first conjugation. The pluperfect indicative is formed from the perfect stem convocav- plus the endings -eram, -eras, -erat, -eramus, -eratis, -erant. The principal parts of convocare are convocare, convocavi, convocatum, which supply the stems used to form the various tenses, including the pluperfect in the indicative mood.

Usage and context: Convocaveram appears in classical Latin texts to indicate an action of summoning or assembling that had already been completed before another past event. It is encountered in narrative, historical, and literary prose. The form is distinct from the pluperfect subjunctive, which would use different endings (for example, convocationissem or convocavissem) and serves a different mood.

Example: Convocaveram copias antequam discessi. Translation: I had summoned the troops before I departed. This example illustrates the typical use of the pluperfect indicative to establish sequence of past events.