[*] 190.
Deponent Verbs have the forms of the Passive
Voice, with an active or reflexive signification:—
| PRINCIPAL PARTS |
First conjugation:
mīror
,
mīrārī
, mīrātus, admire.
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Second conjugation:
vereor
,
verērī
, veritus,
fear.
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Third conjugation:
sequor
,
sequī
, secūtus,
follow.
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Fourth conjugation:
partior
,
partīrī
, partītus,
share.
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[*] a.
Deponents have the participles of both voices:—
[*] b.
The perfect participle generally has an active sense, but in verbs
otherwise
deponent it is often passive: as,
mercātus,
bought;
adeptus,
gained (or
having gained).
[*] c.
The future infinitive is always in the active form: thus,
sequor
has
secūtūrus
(
-a,
-um)
esse
(not
secūtum īrī
).
[*] d.
The gerundive, being passive in meaning, is found only in transitive
verbs, or intransitive verbs used impersonally:—
-
hōc
cōnfitendum est,
this must be acknowledged.
-
moriendum est omnibus,
all must die.
[*] e.
Most deponents are intransitive or reflexive in meaning, corresponding to
what in Greek is called the Middle Voice (§ 156.
a. N.).
[*] f.
Some deponents are occasionally used in a passive sense: as,
crīminor,
I accuse, or
I am accused.
[*] g.
About twenty verbs have an active meaning in both active and passive
forms: as,
mereō
or
mereor,
I
deserve.
