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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INDICATIVE |
| PRES. |
mīr
or
|
ver
eor
|
|
sequ
or
|
part
ior
|
|
mīr
āris
(
-re
）
|
ver
ēris
(
-re
）
|
|
sequ
eris
(
-re
）
|
part
īris
(
-re
）
|
|
mīr
ātur
|
ver
ētur
|
|
sequ
itur
|
part
ītur
|
|
mīr
āmur
|
ver
ēmur
|
|
sequ
imur
|
part
īmur
|
|
mīr
āminī
|
ver
ēminī
|
|
sequ
iminī
|
part
īminī
|
|
mīr
antur
|
ver
entur
|
|
sequ
untur
|
part
iuntur
|
| IMPF. |
mīr
ābar
|
ver
ēbar
|
|
sequ
ēbar
|
part
iēbar
|
| FUT. |
mīr
ābor
|
ver
ēbor
|
|
sequ
ar
|
part
iar
|
| PERF. |
mīrāt
us sum
|
verit
us sum
|
|
secūt
us sum
|
partīt
us sum
|
| PLUP. |
mīrāt
us eram
|
verit
us eram
|
|
secūt
us eram
|
partīt
us eram
|
| F. P. |
mīrāt
us erō
|
verit
us erō
|
|
secūt
us erō
|
partīt
us erō
|
|
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SUBJUNCTIVE |
| PRES. |
mīr
er
|
ver
ear
|
|
sequ
ar
|
part
iar
|
| IMPF. |
mīr
ārer
|
ver
ērer
|
|
sequ
erer
|
part
īrer
|
| PERF. |
mīrāt
us sim
|
verit
us sim
|
|
secūt
us sim
|
partīt
us sim
|
| PLUP. |
mīrāt
us essem
|
verit
us essem
|
|
secūt
us essem
|
partīt
us essem
|
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IMPERATIVE |
| PRES. |
mīr
āre
|
ver
ēre
|
|
sequ
ere
|
part
īre
|
| FUT. |
mīr
ātor
|
ver
ētor
|
|
sequ
itor
|
part
ītor
|
|
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INFINITIVE |
| PRES. |
mīr
ārī
|
ver
ērī
|
|
sequ
ī
|
part
īrī
|
| PERF. |
mīrāt
us esse
|
verit
us esse
|
secūt
us esse
|
partīt
us esse
|
| FUT. |
mīrāt
ūrus esse
|
verit
ūrus esse
|
|
secūt
ūrus esse
|
partīt
ūrus esse
|
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PARTICIPLES |
| PRES. |
mīr
āns
|
ver
ēns
|
|
sequ
ēns
|
part
iēns
|
| FUT. |
mīrāt
ūrus
|
verit
ūrus
|
|
secūt
ūrus
|
partīt
ūrus
|
| PERF. |
mīrāt
us
|
verit
us
|
|
secūt
us
|
partīt
us
|
| GER. |
mīr
andus
|
ver
endus
|
|
sequ
endus
|
part
iendus
|
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GERUND |
|
mīr
andī
,
-ō
, etc.
|
ver
endī
, etc.
|
|
sequ
endī
, etc.
|
part
iendī
, etc.
|
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|
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SUPINE |
|
mīr
ātum
,
-tū
|
ver
itum
,
-tū
|
|
sec
ūtum
,
-tū
|
part
ītum
,
-tū
|
Deponents have the participles of both voices:—
|
sequēns
,
following.
|
secūtūrus
,
about to follow.
|
|
secūtus
,
having followed.
|
sequendus
,
to be followed.
|
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
).
The future infinitive is always in the active form: thus,
sequor
has
secūtūrus
(
-a
,
-um
)
esse
(not
secūtum īrī
).
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.
Most deponents are intransitive or reflexive in meaning, corresponding to what in Greek is called the Middle Voice (§
156
.
a.
N.).
Some deponents are occasionally used in a passive sense: as,
crīminor
,
I accuse
, or
I am accused.
About twenty verbs have an active meaning in both active and passive forms: as,
mereō
or
mereor
,
I deserve.
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