modiificavi

Modiificavi is a Latin verb form that is commonly understood as the first-person singular perfect active indicative of the verb modificare, meaning to modify or alter. In classical Latin the standard spelling is modificāvī, and when diacritics are omitted in ASCII texts it is often written as modificavi. The spelling modiificavi is not standard in classical grammars and may appear as a scribal variant or transcription error in some manuscripts or editions.

The verb modificare is formed from the root modi- related to modus (manner, form) combined with the causative suffix -ificare, producing the sense “to make into a form” or “to modify.” The perfect active form modificavi (modificāvī) marks a completed past action: “I modified.” Related forms include the present tens e modifico (I modify) and the past participle modificatus (having been modified).

Usage: The form would be used in Latin to report that someone completed the act of modifying something—such as edits to a text, adjustments to a design, or changes to a statement. Medieval or later Latin texts may use forms derived from modificare, including other tenses and participles.

Example: Hunc textum modificavi. Translation: I modified this text.

See also: Latin grammar, Latin verbs, perfect tense, modificatio, modifier.