Deponent Verbs

Deponent Verbs

• They are passive verbs that take on active endings.
• Translated Passively
• Only have three principal parts
• And are Split into "five" (technically 4 but there is an io) conjugations

1st conjugation Deponent Verbs

• Includes a long "A" sound in the 2nd Principal Part
• Conor, ConAri, Conatus Sum-To try
• Moror, MorAri, Moratus sum-to delay
• Vagor, VagAri, Vagatus sum-to wander

2nd Conjugation Deponents

• Long "E" un the 2nd Principal Part for identification
• Vereor, VerEri, Veritus sum-to fear
• Mereor, MerEri, meritus sum-to deserve

3rd Conjugation Deponents

• Short "e" tells us it is in 3rd Conjuagation
• Loquor, loqui (e sound), locutus sum: to speak
• Profiscor, profisci (e sound), profectus sum: to set out
• Nascor, Nasci (e sound), Natus Sum-to be born

3rd "io" Conjugation

• The short “E and the -ior in the first p.p. shows that this is a 3rd io verb
• RegredIOR, regredI, regressus sum: To return
• progredIOR, progredI progressus sum: to advance, go forward
• PatIOR, PatI, Passus sum-to suffer, endure
• IngredIOR, IngredI, Ingressus sum

4th Conjugation

• The "ior" in the 1st PP and long "e" in 2nd show its 4th
• ExperIOR, ExperirI, Expertus Sum-to try, test
• PotIOR, PoirI, Potitus sum-to posses, obtain

What the Principal PArts Mean

• 1st principal Part= I _____
• 2nd Principal Part=to _____
• 3rd Principal Part= I have ____ed

Deponent Endings (Present)

• Endings on 2nd PP (r, ris, tur, mur, mini, ntur)
• This is when you take off the ri and add them.
• Only for 1st , 2nd, and 4th Conjugation. 

3rd + 3rd "io" endings

• 1st person sing-1st PP
• 2nd Person Singular- take off "i" on 2nd PP add "e" then add endings
• 3rd person sing to 2nd Plural- Add endings to 2nd PP
• 3rd Person Plural- Take off "i" add "u" then endings to 2nd PP

Imperfect Endings

• Take stem, add -ba then add passive endings
• Tranlated- "was/were ____ing"

Future Endings

• Add bo, bi, bu or add "a" or "e" (depending on verb)
• Then add passive endings
• Translated-"will ____"

Perfect Endings

• Take 3rd PP and add correct form of:
• Sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt
• Translated-"have/has"_____

Pluperfect

• Take 3rd PP, take off "sum"
• Add impefect ones
• Ex: Eram, Eras, Erat, Eramus, Eratis, Erant
• Translated-"had _____"

Future Perfect

• Take 3rd PP, take of "sum"
• Add, "ero, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erint"
• Translated- "will have _____"