verbirregular conjugation, suppletive, impersonal, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, no gerund
est ubi
est ubi (present infinitive esse ubi, perfect active fuit ubi, future active participle futūrus ubi)
Classical[ˈɛst ˈʊ.bɪ]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛst ˈuː.bi]
Meaning
- idiomaticimpersonalsuppletiveone day, sometime; once, there was a time when
Simo: Erit ubi tē ulcīscar, sī vīvō.
Simo: I'll get my revenge sometime, as true as I live. Pseudolus: Why threaten? I have a back (i.e. "flog me if you like").the play Pseudolus by T. Maccius Plautus (the text may be read here) - idiomaticimpersonalsuppletivesometimes
Conjugation future irregular no supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | est ubi | erat ubi | erit ubi | fuit ubi | fuerat ubi | fuerit ubi |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | sit ubi siet ubi, fuat ubi | esset ubi foret ubi | fuerit ubi | fuisset ubi |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| fut. 3rd sg. | estō ubi | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | esse ubi | — |
| perfect infinitive | fuisse ubi | — |
| future infinitive | futūrum esse ubi fore ubi | — |
| future participle | futūrus ubi | — |
Origins
From est (“there is”) + ubi (“when, where”) referring to "time, opportunity".