modificamus

Modificamus is the first-person plural present indicative active form of the Latin verb modificare, meaning we modify or we are modifying. It occurs in classical and medieval Latin texts to describe the act of altering, adjusting, or changing something in the present tense.

Grammar and morphology: Modificare belongs to the first conjugation. The present indicative endings are -o, -as, -at, -amus, -atis, -ant, so modificamus translates as “we modify.” The infinitive of the verb is modificare; the perfect active tense is modificavi; participial forms include modificatus. The root is modific- (from a form related to modus, meaning manner or measure) with the suffix -are forming the base verb and the -ficare/ -ficatus lineage giving the sense of making or shaping in a certain way.

Usage and nuance: Modificamus is used for actions of changing or adjusting things in the present. It can describe concrete alterations (for example, modifying rules or instructions) or more abstract alterations (such as modifying a plan or a description). In Latin, it commonly collocates with direct objects in the accusative, as in modificamus regulas (“we modify the rules”) or modificamus descriptionem (“we modify the description”).

Related forms and derivatives: Related forms include modificare (the infinitive), modificatio (modification), and modificator or modifier in contemporary scholarly Latin. The verb is primarily treated as a standard example of the first conjugation, with its present form serving as a benchmark for related present-tense constructions in Latin syntax and morphology.