There are a few ways for you to increase your verb knowledge. Verbs can take suffixes to create new verbs with special twists on their original meanings. Verbs can also be made from nouns or adjectives.

Frequentative verbs show an action that is repeated or sustained over time. Their meaning is quite similar to that of the continuous aspect. They are made by turning the fourth principal part of a verb into a first conjugation verb.

capiī , –ere cē pī,capt um (to take)

captī , captā re (to keep grabbing at)

Inceptive verbs show an action in its early stages. They are formed by adding –scī, –scere to the present stem of a verb.

candeī,candē re, canduī(to shine)

cande scī, candescere (to begin to shine, to glow)

Denominative verbs are verbs that are made from nouns or adjectives. We often use nouns in English as if they were verbs. For example, “tree” is a noun, but dogs “tree” cats every day. In Latin they are formed by taking the stem of a noun or adjective and treating it like a first conjugation verb.

nī men, nomin is, n. (a name)

nī minī , nī minā re (to name)