percipiam

Percipiam is the first-person singular future active indicative form of the Latin verb percipio, meaning “I shall perceive” or “I will perceive.” It belongs to the third-conjugation -io class, in which verbs take the future active endings -iam, -ies, -iet, -iemus, -ietis, -ient. The base verb percipio comes from per- “through” plus capio “to seize, grasp,” and in Latin covers meanings such as perceiving, noticing, or becoming aware.

In grammar, percipiam is used to express a future perception or awareness by the speaker. It can describe literal sensory perception or more figurative cognition, depending on context. The form is common in Latin prose and poetry, especially in discussions of knowledge, observation, or inference, and appears across eras when a future action of perceiving is intended.

Usage notes: as a form, percipiam is a single-person, singular-number verb form. Its corresponding future forms for other persons are percipies (2nd person), percipiet (3rd person singular), percipiemus (1st person plural), percipietis (2nd person plural), and percipient (3rd person plural). The related present tense forms include percipio, percipis, percipit, percipimus, percipitis, percipiunt.

Example: Si id facies, percipiam id melius. Translation: If you do that, I shall perceive it better.

See also: percipio; Latin verbs of the -io conjugation; future active indicative.