laudentur

Laudentur is a Latin verb form built from laudo, laudare, meaning to praise. It is the present passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural, of the 1st conjugation. In translation it is commonly rendered as “they may be praised” or, in an exhortatory sense, “let them be praised.”

Morphology and function: as a present passive subjunctive, laudentur bears the characteristic subjunctive mood used for potential, wish, or exhortation. The form is constructed from the stem laud-, with the 3rd plural present passive subjunctive ending -entur. It is distinct from the indicative lauantur, which would mean “they are praised,” by its subjunctive nuance.

Usage: laudentur appears in contexts where a wish, possibility, or formal blessing is expressed, especially in clauses of praise or proclamation. It is common in hymns, prayers, or liturgical Latin, and can appear in classical prose where a similar optative or potential sense is intended. In translation, it is often rendered as “let them be praised” or “they may be praised,” depending on the surrounding syntax.

Example: a typical usage is Laudentur opera Dei, which can be rendered as “Let the works of God be praised.” Pronunciation is approximately lau-den-tur, with the stress on the second-to-last syllable.

See also: Latin verb forms, subjunctive mood, Latin hymnic and liturgical phraseology.