Semi-Deponent Verbs

Semi-deponent verbs are verbs that are active in meaning and active in the imperfective stem (present, imperfect, future) but have passive perfective forms (perfect, pluperfect, future perfect).  Like deponent verbs, they have three principal parts (since there is no perfect active to serve as the third principal part): the present (active) indicative, the present (active) infinitive, and the perfect (passive) indicative.  Here is a list of verbs that fall into this category:
bulletaudeo, audere, ausus sum, "dare"
bulletgaudeo, gaudere, gavisus sum, "rejoice"
bulletsoleo, solere, solitus sum, "be accustomed to"
bulletconfido, confidere, confisus sum, "trust in" + the dative
bulletfio, fieri, factus sum, "become, am made"

Like deponent verbs, the present active participial form (e.g. audens) is used for the present active translation, "daring" and the perfect passive participle (e.g. ausus) is used for the perfect active translation, "having dared".

 

 

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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

Semi-Deponent Verbs

Indicative Conjugations

Indicative Tenses

Subjunctive Conjugations

Subjunctive Tenses

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Last Updated March 18, 2003

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