inserunt

Inserunt is a Latin verb form meaning “they insert” or “they place in.” It comes from the verb inserō, inserere, inseruī, insertum, built from in- “into” plus a root meaning to place or set. The sense is to put something into or within another object, text, or space.

Morphology and tense information: Inserunt is the present indicative third-person plural form of inserō. The ordinary perfect (past) plural is inseruērunt, though in some texts the shorter form inserunt can appear due to scribal conventions or stylistic contraction. Inserō is transitive and governs a direct object in the accusative, with additional location or circumstance expressed by a phrase such as in + ablative or in + accusative.

Usage and examples: In classical Latin, inserō is used to denote placing something into another thing, whether physically or conceptually, such as inserting words into a text or clauses into a speech. A standard illustrative sentence is Discipuli verba in textu inserunt, “The students insert words into the text.” The form inserunt (present) contrasts with the perfect inseruērunt (they inserted). The verb remains common in prose and rhetorical writing, especially when describing actions that add material to a document, speech, or compilation.

Related concepts: The English noun insertion derives from Latin inserere. The verb is part of Latin verb conjugation patterns for active transitive verbs, with the present tense forms differing from the perfect forms in morphology and function.

See also: Latin verb conjugation; insertio and insertion in linguistics.