excusat

Excusat is a Latin verb form meaning “he/she excuses.” It is the third-person singular present active indicative of excusare, a first-conjugation verb meaning to excuse, to plead a defense, or to apologize for a fault. The stem is excus-, with the standard present ending -at. Related forms include excusatus (past participle, “excused”) and other tenses such as excusabat (imperfect) and excusabit (future). The verb’s semantic range covers both defending a fault and offering an apology, and it appears in both everyday speech and rhetoric in classical Latin texts.

Usage and examples: excusat commonly takes a direct object representing the fault or action being excused. For example, Marcus culpam tuam excusat translates as “Marcus excuses your fault.” Latin word order is flexible, so excusat can appear in various positions within the sentence, though agreement and syntax must be maintained.

Relationship to modern languages: excusare and its derivatives survive in many Romance languages. Italian/scusare, French excuser, Spanish excusar, and Portuguese desculpar all trace back to the Latin verb, reflecting a common lineage for the concept of apologizing or making an excuse.

In Latin pedagogy, excusat is used to illustrate the present active indicative paradigm of the first conjugation and to demonstrate how Latin verbs govern their objects. The form also serves as a link to related forms like excusatus, which appears in perfect participial constructions.