Deponent verbs are defective verbs that are passive in form
but active in meaning. Here is a list of verbs that fall into this
category:
 | conor, conari, conatum, "try" |
| consolor, consolari, consolatum, "comfort" |
| moror, morari, moratum, "delay" |
| vereor, vereri, veritum, "fear" |
| videor, videri, visum, "seem" |
| labor, labi, lapsum, "slip, fall" |
| loquor, loqui, locutum, "speak" |
| proficiscor, proficisci, profectum, "set out" |
| sequor, sequi, secutum, "follow" |
| orior, oriri, ortum, "arise" |
| morior, mori, mortuum, "die" |
| patior, pati, passum, "suffer" |
| egredior, egredi, egressum, "go out" |
| ingredior, ingredi, ingressum, "go into" |
| progredior, progredi, progressum, "advance" |
| regredior, regredi, regressum, "go back" |
For deponent verbs, the participles act a little irregularly.
Deponent verbs do employ the present active participial form (e.g. hortans)
for the present active translation, "encouraging". They
also use the perfect passive participle (e.g. hortatus) for the perfect
active translation, "having encouraged".
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Other Verb
Topics
Transitive/Intransitive
Voice
Mood
Deponent Verbs
Semi-Deponent Verbs
Independent Subjunctives
Impersonal Verbs
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Related Topics
Lesson Chapter 36
Indicative Conjugations
Indicative Tenses
Subjunctive Conjugations
Subjunctive Tenses
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