deponents

1. deponents

2. Deponent verbs What are they? How do they function? What do you need to know about them?

3. What is a Deponent Verb? • Special verbs with passive forms but active meanings Secutus est He followed. Recognize by having only three forms in the vocabulary listing ----r, ---i,----us sum conor, conari, conatus sum try deponent tempto, temptare, temptavi, temptatus try not deponent

4. Deponent Imperatives • For most deponent verbs, take the second principal part: • Remove the “I” • Add “e” • Will look like an infinitive but translate like a command • Conor, conari, conatus sum Conare! Try!

5. Deponent imperatives for 3rd conjugation • For third conjugation deponents: • Recognize by not having “r” before the “i” on the second principal part • Remove the “I” • Add “ere” • Example • Sequor, sequi,secutus sum = sequere Follow!

6. Active forms for deponents • Future infinitive • Secuturum esse to be about to follow • Present participle • Sequens, sequentis following • Future Participle • Secuturus, -a, -um about to follow • Gerund • Sequendum following • Perfect Participle • Secutus, -a, -um having followed

7. First Conjugation Vocabulary list for deponents Hortor, hortari, hortatus sum urge, encourage • Arbitror, -ari, -atus sum think • Conor, -ari, -atus sum try • Miror, -ari, -atus sum wonder • Moror, -ari, -atus sum delay • Recordor, -ari, -atus sum recall • Vagor,-ari, -atus sum wander • Osculor, -ari, -atus sum kiss

8. Second conjugation • Fateor, fateri, fassus sum confess • Confiteor, confiteri, confessus sum confess • Polliceor, polliceri, pollicitus sum promise • Vereor, vereri, veritus sum fear

9. Third conjugation • Loquor, loqui, locutus sum speak • Nanciscor, nancisci, nactus sum find, obtain • Nascor, nasci, natus sum be born • Proficiscor, profisci, profectus sum set out • Sequor, sequi, secutus sum follow • Utor, uti, usus sum use

10. Third conjugation • Collabor, collabi, collapsus sum collapse • Consequor, consequi, consecutus sum catch up to, overtake

11. 3rd io conjugation • Gradior, gradi, gressus sum walk • Egredior, egredi, egressus sum go out, leave • Morior, mori, mortuus sum die • Patior, pati, passus sum endure, suffer • Ingredior, ingredi, ingressus sum go in, enter • Regredior, regredi, regressus sum go back, return

12. Fourth conjugation • Experior, experiri, expertus sum test, try • Orior, oriri, ortus sum rise • Potior, potiri, potitus sum get possession of

13. Deponent verbs • You will usually translate it correctly because it won’t make sense otherwise. • Will not be used with ablative of personal agent (a,ab plus ablative) • Ingredior villam a via. I am entering the housefrom the street. • I am being entered the houseby the street. makes no sense.

14. Semi-Deponent Verbs A small group of verbs which are deponent only the the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses Three principal parts -o, -e, -us sum Most commonly used semi-deponents are audeo, audere*, ausus sum dare gaudeo, gaudere*, gavisus sum rejoice soleo, solere*, solitus sum be accustomed

15. Deponents 2 • They have a perfect active participle which is really useful. Normal verbs don’t have this. • i.e. Caesar, aususnegaresenatum, fiat dictator • Caesar, having dared to deny the senate, became dictator. • Aususbecause it is semi-deponent is translated actively (having dared) when a regular verb would only have a perfect passive participle (having been dared) which completely changes your sentence