Transcript Deponent Verbs

Deponent Verbs
Chapter 37
Ecce Romani
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passive
active
meaning
deponent
verbs
Definition
• A deponent verb has passive forms but
active meanings
• Deponent verbs occur in each conjugation
• Deponents have only three principal parts:
– 1st person singular present (e.g., cōnor)
– Present infinitive (e.g., cōnārī)
– 1st person singular perfect (e.g., cōnātus sum)
Principal Parts, Expanded
• Just like regular verbs, deponent principal
parts follow patterns:
• 1st conjugation: -or, -ārī, -ātus sum
• 2nd conjugation: -eor, -ērī, -itus sum
• 4th conjugation: -ior, -īrī, -ītus sum
• For 3rd and 3rd i.o., you will need to
memorize the principal parts
Perfect Participles
• Usually, a perfect participle is passive in
form and translation (e.g., correptus,
having been grabbed)
• With deponent verbs, the perfect
participle is active in meaning (e.g.,
conātus, having tried)
• Other examples: egressus, veritus,
expertus, locūtus
Deponent Synopses
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Forms (Passive)
conor, 2nd sing.
conāris
conābāris
conāberis
conātus es
conātus erās
conātus eris
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Translations (Act.)
to try
you try
you were trying
you will try
you have tried
you had tried
you will have tried
In Summary
• Deponent verbs come in all conjugations
• They look passive but are translated
actively
• You will need to memorize principal part
patterns and parts for 3rd and 3rd i.o.
deponents
• Deponents have perfect active participles
instead of perfect passive participles