These diacritical marks are not part of the spelling of the word, they just indicate long and short vowels for pronunciation. If you were writing Latin you wouldn’t include these marks. To say “love” in Latin you need to concentrate on pronouncing the long vowels correctly. ā: as in the English father, not the [æ] in fat, or [ə] in apart. ē: as in the English they, but longer. Not the [ei] as “ey” in they, or [ə] in apart, or [i:] in ecology. ī: as in the English sheep. Not as [ai]. ō: as in the Italian ó in amore. ū: as in English root. Not as [ju:] you, or French “u”, German “ü”. [1] X Research source
First person singular: “amō. ” Second person singular: “amās. ” Third person singular: “amat. ” First person plural: “amāmus. ” Second person plural: “amātis. ” Third person plural: “amant. ”[2] X Research source
Imperfect: “amābam” – “amābās” – “amābat” – “amābāmus. ” Perfect: “amāvī” – “amāvistī” – “amāvit” – “amāvimus. ” Pluperfect: “amāveram” – “amāverās” – “amāverat” – amaveramus. ”[3] X Research source
Future: “amābō” – “amābis” – “amābit” – “amābimus. ” Future Perfect: “amāverō” – “amāveris” – “amāverit” – “amaverimus. ”[4] X Research source
If you want to study the grammar for Latin verbs in more detail, you will have to spend some time getting on top of all these variations. The variations in verbs is at the heart of what makes Latin the language it is. To get to grips with Latin stylistics you will have to study verbal modifications. [5] X Research source
Singular: “amor” – “amoris” – “amori” – “amorem” – amore” – “amor. ” Plural: “amores” – “amorum” – “amoribus” – “amores” – “amoribus” – “amores. ”[6] X Research source
I love you: “te amo. ” I love you, my angel: “te amo, mi angele. ” Don’t cry. I love you: “nolo flere. Ego te amo. ”[7] X Research source
“Te amō” is prouounced as tey ah-mo. “Ego te amō” is pronounced as ego tey ah-mo. [8] X Research source “Amāre” is pronounced as am-aar-ey. “Amōr” is pronounce ah-moor. You can listen to “te amo” being pronounced online in case you are uncertain. [9] X Research source
“Amantes sunt amentes”: lovers are demented. “Amorea mortuus sum”: I am dead for love. “Caecus amor prolis”: the love for children is blind. “Fenus pecuniae, funus animae”: love of money, death of soul. “Homo sine amore vivere nequit”: a man without love cannot live.
Augustine – “Non intratur in veritatem, nisi per caritatem”: no one enters the truth, without love. Virgil – “Amor omnia vincit”: love conquers all. Augustine – “Ama Deum et fac quod vis”: love God and do what you want. Terence – “Amantium irae amoris integratio est”: the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.
