1. Latin: The Written Language Introduction to Conjugation

2. Conjugation  Latin verbs can be conjugated.  Conjugations are verb endings that change based on the subject of the verb.

3. Example  The verb amāre means to love.  Pecūniam amō.  I love money.  Pecūniam amās.  You love money.  Pecūniam amat.  He/She/It loves money.  Pecūniam amāmus.  We love money.  Pecūniam amātis.  You (pl.) love money.  Pecūniam amant.  They love money. Omnēs pecūniam amāmus. We all love money.

4. Omission and Specification  The subject is clearly implied in several verb conjugations.  amō, I love; amāmus, we love; amās, you love; amātis, you guys love  No explicit subject is needed in the sentence.  It requires specification in several others.  amat, he/she/it loves; amant, they love  An explicit subject is needed if the subject is being mentioned for the first time, unless you are trying to be vague.

5. Intensification  A sentence with a verb with an implied subject may also have an explicit subject to highlight or clarify the subject.  Ego pecūniam amō; I love money.  Omnēs pecūniam amāmus; We all love money.