ferimus

Ferimus is the first-person plural present indicative active form of the Latin verb ferre, meaning to carry, bear, or bring. It denotes that the subject (we) is performing the action in the present time. The verb ferre is irregular; its present active forms include fero, fers, fert, ferimus, fertis, ferunt. Ferimus specifically corresponds to the English “we carry” or “we bear.”

Grammatical notes emphasize that ferimus takes a direct object in the accusative and is used in both literal and figurative senses. In literal use, it can describe carrying physical objects; in figurative use, it can convey bearing burdens, bringing news, or carrying out actions. As a form of an irregular verb, ferimus participates in the broader Latin parity of tenses and voices that must be learned as part of the ferre paradigm.

Etymology is straightforward: ferimus derives from the Latin verb ferre, the basic meaning being to carry or bear. The form illustrates how Latin verbs conjugate for person and number, with ferimus representing the 1st person plural in the present system.

Examples include: Ferimus libros ad scholam. (We carry the books to the school.) Grav ia onera ferimus. (We bear heavy burdens.) In context, ferimus is typically understood from the verb’s conjugation rather than from a standalone lexical entry.

See also: ferre, Latin grammar, Latin verbs, irregular verbs in Latin.