creditis

Creditis is a Latin verb form meaning “you all believe” or “you all entrust.” It is the second-person plural present active indicative of credo, credere, credidi, creditum, a commonly cited verb of the 3rd conjugation. As with all Latin present active forms, creditis agrees with a plural subject and governs a following clause or object as appropriate.

Grammatical notes and morphology: The present indicative of credo in the standard set is credo (I believe), credis (you believe, singular), credit (he/she/it believes), credimus (we believe), creditis (you all believe), credunt (they believe). The form creditis thus marks the subject as the second-person plural. Because credo means both “to believe” and “to entrust,” creditis can carry nuance of assent, trust, or belief depending on context. It frequently appears in direct dialogue, rhetorical questions, and embedded clauses expressing truth, agreement, or testimony.

Usage and examples: In classical Latin, creditisne id esse verum? translates as “Do you all believe that this is true?” Another example is creditis me? meaning “Do you believe me?” These phrases illustrate how creditis participates in questions and statements about belief or trust, often with subordinate clauses or phrases following to specify the proposition believed.

In scholarly usage, creditis is cited as a standard form illustrating the 3rd-conjugation present system and the interplay between belief, testimony, and discourse in Latin texts. It remains a typical example in Latin grammar references and introductory studies.