frequentarem

Frequentarem is a Latin verb form, specifically the imperfect active subjunctive of frequentare, a first-conjugation verb meaning to frequent, to visit often, or to attend regularly. As a subjunctive mood form, frequentarem is used in dependent clauses to express potential, hypothetical, or wished-for actions in the past or in counterfactual settings.

Morphology and conjugation

Frequentare follows the regular pattern of first-conjugation verbs. In the imperfect active subjunctive, the endings attach to the present stem frequent- as follows: frequentarem (1st person singular), frequentares (2nd person singular), frequentaret (3rd person singular), frequentaremus (1st person plural), frequentaretis (2nd person plural), frequentarent (3rd person plural). The form frequentarem specifically corresponds to the first-person singular, meaning “I might frequent” or “that I might frequent.”

Usage and function

Imperfect active subjunctive forms like frequentarem appear in subordinate clauses introduced by particles such as si (if) or ut (that), where the action is contemplated as potential, hypothetical, or desired rather than asserted as fact. They can convey past-oriented or counterfactual meaning within Latin sentence structures, often in but not limited to conditional or purpose clauses.

Etymology and related forms

The form derives from frequentare, built on the noun frequentia or the verb frequentare’s stem frequent-, with the standard imperfect subjunctive endings of the first conjugation. Related forms include frequentaremus, frequentaret, and frequentarent, which supply the other persons and numbers in the same tense.

Notes

Frequentarem is a classical Latin morphology—not typically used in everyday modern languages. A modern Portuguese cognate form, frequentarem, exists as the infinitivo pessoal (infinitive with distinct personal endings) of frequentar, which is unrelated to the Latin grammatical function but phonologically similar.