Expertlatin
- Do deponent verbs have participles?
- What are examples of deponent verbs?
- What endings do deponent verbs have?
Do deponent verbs have participles?
Participles of deponent verbs
Deponent verbs have participles, formed in the same way as for normal verbs and the meaning is always active. For example: The present participle for sequor, sequi, secutus sum (3) 'to follow' is sequens, sequentis 'following'.
What are examples of deponent verbs?
They are called deponent verbs because they have “laid aside” (dëpönö, -ere) their passive meanings but have retained their passive forms. They are translated only in the active voice. Thus: loquor, loqui, locutus sum, to speak, talk loquor = I speak loquitur = he, she, it speaks etc.
What endings do deponent verbs have?
Regular, non-deponent verbs have active principal parts by default. So their first principal part ends in -ō. Deponent verbs only have passive endings, so their first principal part ends in -or. Notice as well that deponent verbs only have three principal parts, instead of the standard four.
