permittebatis

Permit­tebatis is a Latin verb form representing the second-person plural imperfect active indicative of the verb permittere, meaning “you all were permitting” or “you all were allowing.” It is formed from the present stem of permittere plus the imperfect ending -batis, which marks the second person plural in the imperfect tense. The imperfect expresses an ongoing or repeated action in the past, rather than a single completed event.

Usage and function: As an imperfect, permittebatis describes a past scene in which permission or allowance was taking place over time or repeatedly. It is commonly found in Classical Latin and later periods, and it can appear in both direct and indirect speech depending on sentence structure.

Etymology and related forms: Permittere itself is a compound meaning to allow or to let, derived from a combination of roots meaning “through” or “completely” and “to send” or “to let go.” Related forms built from the same stem include permittebam, permittebas, permittebat, permittebamus, permittebatis, and permittebant in the imperfect, as well as other tenses and voices formed from permittere.

Example (translation): Vos eos intrare permittebatis. — “You all were permitting them to enter.”

Notes: Latin verb forms carry person and tense endings that convey the meaning, so word order is relatively flexible. Permit­tebatis illustrates how the imperfect tense signals ongoing past action and how the second-person plural ending identifies the subject.