- Are deponent verbs active or passive?
- What is the difference between active participle and passive participle?
- Do deponent verbs have active forms?
Are deponent verbs active or passive?
Deponent verbs have participles, formed in the same way as for normal verbs and the meaning is always active.
What is the difference between active participle and passive participle?
The active participle has a present tense meaning: Active: The man saw the running horse / Vir equum currentem vidit. The passive participle has a past tense meaning: Passive: The man saw the captured slave / Vir virum captum vidit.
Do deponent verbs have active forms?
In linguistics, a deponent verb is a verb that is active in meaning but takes its form from a different voice, most commonly the middle or passive. A deponent verb has no active forms.