respectavi

Respectavi is the first-person singular perfect active indicative form of the Latin verb respectare, meaning to respect, regard, or revere. In classical Latin, the perfect tense expresses a completed action in the past, so respectavi translates as “I respected” or, depending on context, “I have respected.” It is used with a direct object in the accusative, for example, respectavi amicos meos, “I respected my friends.”

As a first-conjugation verb, respectare yields standard perfect, imperfect, and present endings. The perfect forms are respectavi (1st person singular), respectavisti (2nd person singular), respectavit (3rd person singular), respectavimus (1st person plural), respectavistis (2nd person plural), and respectaverunt (3rd person plural). The present indicative forms are respecto, respectas, respectat, respectamus, respectatis, respectant, while the imperfect forms run respectābam, respectābās, respectābat, respectābāmus, respectābātis, respectābant. These patterns reflect Latin’s first-conjugation endings.

Etymology and related forms trace to the Latin root associated with regard or looking toward respect. The verb is related to nouns such as respectus (regard, respect) and to other verbs expressing viewing or esteem, such as respicere (to look back at) and spectare (to look at). In usage, respectare and its perfect forms appear in Latin literature across genres, typically in historical or narrative prose to denote past acts of respecting or regarding someone or something.

See also: respecere (to look back at), respicere, respectus.