discutissetis

Discutissetis is a Latin verb form. It is the second-person plural pluperfect active subjunctive of the verb discutere, which means to shake apart, to examine, or to discuss in detail. The pluperfect subjunctive mood in Latin is used for past counterfactuals, conditions, or in indirect speech, and its meaning depends on the surrounding context.

As a pluperfect subjunctive, discutissetis typically translates into English as “you had discussed” or, in a si-clause or dependent clause, “that you had discussed.” The form conveys a past action that is conceived as prior to another past moment or as part of a hypothetical past situation.

Formation and morphology: discusses the standard Latin pattern for forming the pluperfect subjunctive in the second person plural. The form is built from the perfect stem of discutere with the pluperfect subjunctive ending -issetis, yielding discutissetis. This pattern is shared with other verbs in the same conjugation and illustrates the broader Latin system of mood and tense.

Usage notes: discussed forms such as discutissetis appear in subordinate clauses that require the pluperfect subjunctive, including conditional clauses expressing past unrealized conditions and in indirect speech reporting past statements or thoughts. The specific nuance—whether the clause is hypothetical, preparatory, or reported—depends on the sentence.

See also: discutere, Latin grammar, Latin verb forms, subjunctive mood.