For example, here's a sample conjugation of the English verb to be and its Latin equivalent, esse.
Form / Person | English | Latin |
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Infinitive | to be | esse |
1st singular | I am | sum |
2nd singular | you are | es |
3rd singular | he, she, or it is | est |
1st plural | we are | sumus |
2nd plural | you are | estis |
3rd plural | they are | sunt |
Note that the similarity between English is and Latin est is not a mere coincidence, but rather one of the consequences of them having a distant common ancestor (see Indo-European languages).