didicisti

Didicisti is a Latin verb form, functioning as the second-person singular perfect indicative active of discere, meaning to learn. It translates as you learned or you have learned. The form is built from the stem didic-, with the suffix -isti marking the second person singular in the perfect tense. The related forms include didici (I have learned) and didicit (he has learned), illustrating how the didic- stem is used to form the perfect system of this verb.

In usage, didicisti appears in a wide range of Classical and late Latin texts and is typically translated as “you learned” or “you have learned.” It can occur in questions, statements, or subordinate clauses, such as in indirect discourse after verbs of speaking or thinking. For example, a question might read Didicisti aliquid hodie? meaning “Have you learned something today?” The form contrasts with didicit (he learned) and didici (I have learned). Because it is a standard example of the Latin perfect tense built from the didic- stem, didicisti is frequently cited in grammars and dictionaries to illustrate perfect endings with the -isti pattern in Latin.

Origin and references: Didicisti derives from discere, with didici as the first-person perfect and didicisti as the second-person form. For fuller paradigms and usage, consult standard Latin grammars such as Lewis and Short or Allen and Greenough.