Deponent Verbs

de + ponoput aside

* Passive form* Active meaning

3 Principal Parts

• conor, conari, XXX, conatus sum = 1st conj.

• vereor, verēri, XXX, veritus sum = 2nd conj.

• sequor, sequi, XXX, secutus sum = 3rd conj.

• orior, oriri, XXX, ortus sum = 4th conj.

PRINCIPAL PARTSregular vs. deponent verbs

traho, trahere, traxi, tractus

(regular)

suspicor, suspicāri, XXX, suspicatus sum

(deponent)

Deponents and Participles

• Perfect Active Participle = “having verbed”

* looks like PPP (perfect passive participle = “having been verbed”) but can only have active meaning

Deponent > conspicatus = having caught sight of

Regular > deceptus = having been deceived / deceived

common deponent verbs• adipiscor, adipisci, adeptus sum (3) = receive, obtain• conor, conari, conatus sum (1) = try• conspicor, conspicari, conspicatus sum (1) = catch sight of• hortor, hortari, hortatus sum (1) = urge• --gredior, --gredi, --gressus sum (3) = walk, proceed• loquor, loqui, locutus sum (3) = talk• proficiscor, proficisci, profectus sum (3) = set out• sequor, sequi, secutus sum (3) = follow• vereor, verēri, veritus sum (2) = fear• orior, oriri, ortus sum (4) = rise