tulerunt

Tulerunt is the third-person plural perfect indicative active form of the Latin verb ferre, meaning to carry or to bring. It denotes a completed action in the past and is typically translated as they carried or they brought in English.

Ferre is irregular, with principal parts including fero, fers, ferre, tuli, latum. The perfect active forms of this verb in the third person plural are tulērunt or tulerunt, with tulērunt representing a long vowel in the stem. Both spellings appear in Latin texts, though tulērunt is often favored in editions that mark vowel length.

As a finite, transitive verb form, tulerunt requires a direct object and can appear in historical narrative, reportage, or prose to report what a group carried or brought. For example, Donum tulerunt means “they brought a gift,” and Onera tulerunt can mean “they carried the burdens.” The exact nuance—simply “carried” or “brought”—depends on context and translation choices.

Tulerunt is part of the broader Latin verbal system built around the verb ferre, which functions as an auxiliary in various expressions and appears in many classical and later Latin texts. Its irregular formation is a characteristic feature of the ferre paradigm, illustrating how Latin perfects can diverge from predictable regular patterns.

See also: ferre (Latin verb), Latin verb conjugation, Latin perfect indicative.