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desideravi

Desideravi is a Latin verb form meaning “I desired” or “I have desired.” It is the first-person singular perfect active indicative of desiderare, a first-conjugation verb meaning to desire, long for, or miss.

Morphology and origin: Desiderare derives from desidero, with the infinitive desiderare and the verb stem desider-.

Usage in Latin literature and biblical Latin: In classical Latin, desideravi is used to report a completed

Modern usage and relevance: Today, desideravi is primarily encountered in studies of Latin grammar, textual criticism,

See also: desiderare; Latin language; Vulgate; Luke 22:15.

The
perfect
active
form
is
desideravi,
while
the
perfect
passive
participle
is
desideratus.
As
a
verb
form,
desideravi
denotes
a
completed
act
of
desiring
in
past
narrative
contexts.
act
of
desiring.
It
is
particularly
notable
in
ecclesiastical
Latin
as
it
appears
in
the
Latin
Vulgate
Bible;
in
Luke
22:15
the
Latin
text
uses
the
form
to
express
a
strong
wish
of
Jesus
to
share
the
Passover
with
his
disciples.
Translations
frequently
render
it
as
“I
have
eagerly
desired
to
eat
this
Passover
with
you”
or
a
closely
equivalent
sense,
reflecting
the
emphasis
on
fulfilled
longing.
and
biblical
Latin.
It
is
not
commonly
used
in
everyday
modern
Latin
writing
outside
scholarly
or
liturgical
contexts.
Its
significance
rests
in
illustrating
the
perfect
tense
of
a
familiar
Latin
verb
and
its
occurrence
in
the
Vulgate’s
rendering
of
the
Last
Supper
passage.