Deponent Verbs What the Heck?
Deponent Verbs Vereor = “I fear”; not “I am feared” 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 Ingressus = “Having entered,” not “Having been entered.”
Deponent Verbs 4) Only 3 principal parts. conor conari conatus sum – to try
Deponent Verbs 5) New imperative endings: Singular –re; plural –mini morare – stay! moramini – stay!