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Deponent Verbs

Deponent Verbs. What the Heck?. Deponent Verbs. 1 ) Passive in form; active in meaning: Vereor = “I fear”; not “I am feared”. Deponent Verbs. 2) Usually intransitive: Inter se loquuntur – “They are speaking with themselves.”. Deponent Verbs. 3) Perfect ACTIVE Participle

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Deponent Verbs

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  1. Deponent Verbs What the Heck?

  2. Deponent Verbs • 1) Passive in form; active in meaning: • Vereor = “I fear”; not “I am feared”

  3. Deponent Verbs • 2) Usually intransitive: • Inter se loquuntur – “They are speaking with themselves.”

  4. Deponent Verbs • 3) Perfect ACTIVE Participle • Ingressus = “Having entered,” not “Having been entered.”

  5. Deponent Verbs • 4) Only 3 principal parts. • conorconari conatus sum – to try

  6. Deponent Verbs • 5) New imperative endings: • Singular –re; plural –mini • morare – stay! moramini – stay!

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