veniunt

Veniunt is a Latin verb form meaning “they come” or “they are coming.” It is the third-person plural present indicative active of venire, a fourth-conjugation verb meaning to come, to arrive, or to occur.

In Latin, venire is conjugated in the present indicative as venio, venis, venit, venimus, venitis, veniunt. The form veniunt signals a plural subject. The stem of the present tense is ven-, and the 3rd person plural ending is -unt. Other tenses and moods of venire are built from the same stem, with endings appropriate to the fourth conjugation. The present subjunctive is veniant, while the imperfect, perfect, and other tenses use corresponding formations.

Veniunt is common in Latin literature and everyday usage to describe movement toward the speaker or toward a referenced point, as well as events occurring or arriving. It can appear in a wide range of contexts, from narrative to dialogue. Examples include Puérī veniunt (The boys come), Milites veniunt ex oppidō (The soldiers are coming from the town), or simply Veniunt. The form is productive for describing arrival, procession, or the occurrence of events.

Etymology and relatives: venire derives from a Proto-Italic verb meaning to come and is cognate with Romance verbs such as Spanish venir, Italian venire, and French venir. The Latin lexeme venire and its forms, including veniunt, are foundational in expressing motion and event occurrence in Classical Latin.