laudatur

Laudatur is the third-person singular present passive indicative form of the Latin verb laudare, meaning to praise. The form translates as “is praised” or “is being praised,” and it denotes a passive action where the subject receives the praise. In Latin, the agent of the action is typically expressed with a prepositional phrase using a or ab (for example, ab amicis = by friends).

Morphology and usage. Laudatur comes from the first-conjugation verb laudare. The full present passive paradigm is: lauder? (I am praised) no; the correct complete set is laudor, laudaris, laudatur, laudamur, laudamini, laudantur. Thus laudatur corresponds to the third-person singular form “he/she/it is praised.” It is used in ordinary sentences as well as in inscriptions or liturgical and rhetorical contexts where praise is expressed indirectly or passively.

Examples. Example sentences include: Res publica laudatur (The republic is praised). Ioannes ab amicis laudatur (John is praised by his friends). Hoc opus est laudatum esse, et laudatur (This has been done, and it is praised). In each case the subject of the sentence is the one receiving the praise.

Related forms. The related Latin forms include laudatus, the perfect passive participle meaning “praised,” and laudandi/laus, associated with the concept of praise. The gerundive laudandus exists as a form meaning “to be praised” in noun phrases. Laudatur functions as one member of the broader Latin verbal system that expresses passive voice.