venistis

Venistis is the second person plural perfect indicative active form of the Latin verb venio, venire, meaning “to come.” It denotes a completed action addressed to “you all” and can be translated as “you came” or “you have come,” depending on the context. It is found in classical Latin and in later Latin texts.

Morphology and formation: The verb venio has the principal parts venio, venire, veni, ventum. The perfect tense is formed with the stem ven- plus the personal endings; for the second person plural this yields venistis. The corresponding forms for other persons are venisti (you came), venit (he came), venimus (we came), venerunt (they came).

Usage and context: Venistis appears in narrative and dialogue to indicate that a group of subjects has arrived or completed the action of coming. It is typically used in contexts where a past action is emphasized. In translation, the form can be rendered as “you came” or “you have come.” Examples include questions like “Quare venistis?” meaning “Why have you come?” or statements such as “Cives omnes venistis ad forum,” meaning “You all came to the forum.”

See also: The form is one of several Latin perfect endings derived from venio. Related forms include venisti (you came) and venit (he came), illustrating the standard conjunction of personal endings with the perfect stem ven- across the different persons and numbers.