sufficiebas

Sufficiebas is a Latin verb form representing the imperfect active indicative, second person singular, of the verb sufficere. The meaning corresponds to “you were sufficient” or “you were able to suffice,” indicating a past, ongoing state or action.

The form sufficiebas is built from the present stem suffici- and the imperfect endings typical of -io verbs, here rendered with the second person singular ending -ibas (written as -iebas in standard Latin orthography). This places sufficere in the -io class of Latin verbs, whose imperfect forms commonly incorporate the sequence -iebas.

In use, sufficere expresses sufficiency or adequacy in relation to a need or purpose. It often takes a dative or a genitive phrase to indicate for whom or for what something was sufficient, e.g., when resources, time, or conditions are described as meeting a requirement. As a past-tense form, sufficiebas functions within narrative or descriptive contexts to portray a situation in which someone was deemed to be adequate or to have had enough of something.

Attestation and context: sufficere appears in classical Latin texts as a regular verb for discussing adequacy, sufficiency, or fulfillment of needs. Like many -io verbs, its imperfect form follows the characteristic pattern of indicating ongoing past activity or state. The form sufficiebas is primarily encountered in literary prose and occasional inscriptions where the author aims to convey a sense of a past adequacy or capability.

See also: sufficere, Latin verb conjugation, Latin grammar.