Deponent Verbs in Latin

• passive in form

• passive in form

• but ACTIVE in meaning!​

1. look up the verb in the dictionary;

1. look up the verb in the dictionary;

2. focus on the 2nd principal part;

1. look up the verb in the dictionary;

2. focus on the 2nd principal part;

3. drop the -rī / -ī;

1. look up the verb in the dictionary;

2. focus on the 2nd principal part;

3. drop the -rī / -ī;

   1. this is your stem;

1. look up the verb in the dictionary;

2. focus on the 2nd principal part;

3. drop the -rī / -ī;

   1. this is your stem;

4. add your personal endings;

1. look up the verb in the dictionary;

2. focus on the 2nd principal part;

3. drop the -rī / -ī;

   1. this is your stem;

4. add your personal endings;

   1. (passive endings!)

1. -ārī = 1st conjugation (-ā stem)

1. -ārī = 1st conjugation (-ā stem)

2. -ērī = 2nd conjugation (-ē stem)

1. -ārī = 1st conjugation (-ā stem)

2. -ērī = 2nd conjugation (-ē stem)

3. -i = 3rd conjugation (-e* stem)

1. -ārī = 1st conjugation (-ā stem)

2. -ērī = 2nd conjugation (-ē stem)

3. -ī = 3rd conjugation (-e* stem)

4. -īrī = 4th conjugation (-ī stem)

​because there is NO perfect ACTIVE form -

​because there is NO perfect ACTIVE form -

deponents have only 3 principal parts!

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​because there is NO perfect ACTIVE form -

deponents have only 3 principal parts!

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1. conor, conārī, conatus sum - to try

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​because there is NO perfect ACTIVE form -

deponents have only 3 principal parts!

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1. conor, conārī, conatus sum - to try

2. ​polliceor, pollicerī, pollicutus sum - to promise​

​because there is NO perfect ACTIVE form -

deponents have only 3 principal parts!

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1. conor, conārī, conatus sum - to try

2. ​polliceor, pollicerī, pollicutus sum - to promise

3. loquor, loquī, locutus sum - to speak

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​because there is NO perfect ACTIVE form -

deponents have only 3 principal parts!

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1. conor, conārī, conatus sum - to try

2. ​polliceor, pollicerī, pollicutus sum - to promise

3. loquor, loquī, locutus sum - to speak

4. orior, orīrī, ortus sum - to rise

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1. passive endings / active meaning;

1. passive endings / active meaning;

2. must be memorized;

1. passive endings / active meaning;

2. must be memorized;

3. look at context for clues;

1. passive endings / active meaning;

2. must be memorized;

3. look at context for clues;

   1. very common in real Latin​

• -r = I

• ​-ris = you

• ​-tur = he / she / it

• ​-mur = we

• ​-mini = you all

• ​-ntur = they

• ​-rī = to do = infinitive

  • ​-re = imperative!

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