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About the Language I. Deponent Verbs. What does deponent mean?. Deponent verbs look passive but are actually active. Deponent verbs have set aside their active forms. Comes from deponere - to set down / set aside. This is where the perfect active participle comes from.

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About the Language I

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  1. About the Language I Deponent Verbs

  2. What does deponent mean? • Deponent verbs look passive but are actually active. • Deponent verbs have set aside their active forms. • Comes from deponere- to set down / set aside. • This is where the perfect active participle comes from. • It looks like a perfect passive participle but is translated actively. • conspicatus, precatus, adeptus, ect.

  3. Examples • Eryllushortumingressus est. • Eryllus entered the garden. • aliquidmelius quam philosophumadeptus sum. • I have obtained something better than a philosopher. • poenasminor nisi verumloqueris. • I am threatening punishment if you are not telling the truth.

  4. nautae de polypopirataloquebantur.

  5. iterumRomanus miles cibumconspicatur.

  6. Further Examples spectatores de arcu novo loquebantur. cur ex urbesubitoegressiestis? uxor hortataestuttecumdicerem. forum Romanumnuncingredimur.

  7. List ‘em Deponent Verbs pg. 292 adipiscor amplector comitor conor conspicor egredior hortor ingredior loquor morior nascor patior precor proficiscor regredior revertor sequor

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