rapuerunt

Rapuerunt is a Latin verb form meaning “they seized,” “they carried off,” or “they plundered.” It is the perfect indicative active, third person plural, of the verb rapio, rapere, rapui, raptus. The form is built from the perfect stem rapu- plus the ending -erunt, following the standard pattern for third-person plural in the perfect tense. Rapio is a transitive verb meaning to seize, grab, or plunder, often with force or speed.

In usage, rapuerunt conveys a completed past action and is commonly found in narratives describing capturings or takeovers. It takes a direct object in the accusative, representing what is seized, and the subject is in the nominative. In military or political contexts, rapuerunt may describe enemies or captors taking property or people. The verb has a regular active voice; the corresponding passive form is rapti sunt (they were seized), and the participle rapitus (taken, seized) can function as an adjective.

Example: Hostes pecuniam rapuerunt. Translation: The enemies seized the money.