duxisti

Duxisti is the second person singular perfect active indicative form of the Latin verb ducere, meaning “you led” or “you have led.” It is built from the perfect stem dux- with the standard second-person singular ending -isti, a pattern typical of the third conjugation in the perfect tense. The verb ducere has principal parts ducere, duxi, ductum, with duxi forming the first person singular perfect and duxisti the corresponding second person form.

Usage and meaning: Duxisti denotes a completed action in the past directed at the person addressed. Depending on context, it can be translated simply as “you led” or as “you have led.” It appears in historical narrative, legal or rhetorical prose, and occasionally in poetry.

Examples: Duxisti me per viam. “You led me along the road.” Duxisti eum ad urbem. “You led him to the city.” Negative form: Non duxisti nos in error. “You did not lead us into error.”

Related forms: The corresponding first-person singular is duxi (“I led”), the third-person singular is duxit (“he/she/it led”), and the second-person plural is duxistis (“you all led”). The supine form is ductum, and the infinitive is ducere.

In summary, duxisti is a standard Latin perfect form used to indicate a completed action of leading performed by the subject addressed, consistent with Latin’s duco/ducere paradigm.