vidistis

Vidistis is a Latin verb form. It is the second person plural perfect active indicative of videre, “to see.” The form translates most commonly as “you all saw” or “you have seen,” depending on context. In Latin, the perfect tense generally marks a completed action in the past, though it can carry a present‑perfect sense when the action has continuing relevance.

Grammatical details: videre belongs to the second conjugation. The principal parts are video, videre, vidi, visum. The perfect active endings are -i, -isti, -it, -imus, -istis, -erunt; for the second person plural the form is vidistis. The stem for the perfect is vid- plus the -istis suffix. The subject is usually understood from the verb ending, and any direct object may appear in the accusative or be omitted.

Usage and examples: A typical sentence is Canem vidistis, “You all saw a dog.” In questions, Vidistisne? means “Did you all see?” The form contrasts with videtis, the present 2nd person plural (“you all see”), and with imperfect forms like videbatis (“you were seeing”).

Origin and related forms: Videre derives from Latin and ultimately from the Proto-Italic root *weid- “to see,” linked to the Indo-European root *weyd- “to know, see.” The form vidistis appears frequently in classical Latin texts, where completed past actions are commonly recounted.