neglegebas

Neglegebas is the second-person singular imperfect active indicative form of the Latin verb neglegere, meaning to neglect or disregard. The verb neglegere belongs to the third conjugation and has the principal parts neglego, neglegere, neglexi, neglectum. The form neglegebas translates to “you were neglecting” or “you neglected” in English.

Formation and usage: The imperfect is formed on the present stem negleg- with the imperfect ending -abas/-ebas, yielding neglegebas. The verb governs a direct object in the accusative when stating what is neglected, e.g., neglegebas me (“you were neglecting me”). In classical Latin, neglegere expresses a range from simple disregard to unintentional neglect, depending on context and voice.

Usage in literature and examples: Neglegebas appears in Latin prose and poetry as part of the narrative past. It is used to describe ongoing past actions rather than a single completed act. For example, neglegebas amicum tuum would be translated as “you were neglecting your friend.” The imperfect tense contrasts with the perfect neglexisti (“you neglected” or “you have neglected”) and with the pluperfect neglexeras (“you had neglected”).

See also: neglegere; legere; Latin verbs; imperfect tense.

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