Deponent Verbs

Example sentences

• Eucleides effugere conatus est.• Praedones eum consecuti sunt.• Se ad ludum ire vereor.• Semper loqueris.• Grammaticus me experitur.• Brundisio proficisetur.• Tempus est proficisci.

What voice are all of these verbs?Passive Voice

Example sentences

• Eucleides effugere conatus est.• Praedones eum consecuti sunt.• Se ad ludum ire vereor.• Semper loqueris.• Grammaticus me experitur.• Brundisio proficisetur.• Tempus est proficisci.

How do you translate these deponent verbs?In Active voice

Examples of Deponent Verbs

Conor, conari, conatus sumMoror, morari, moratus sumVereor, vereri, veritus sumCollabor, collabi, collapsus sumConsequor, consequi, consecutus sumLoquor, loqui, locutus sumProficiscor, proficisci, profectus sumSequor, sequi, secutus sumEgredior, egredi, egressus sumIngredior, ingredi, ingressus sumRegredior, regredi, regressus sumExperior, experiri, expertus sum

How are these deponent verbs different than other verbs in Latin?

Deponent verbs only have 3 principle parts; whereas Latin verbs have 4 principle parts

1st pp: I_______________2nd pp: to _____________3rd pp: I _____________ed

Based on what you know, what is your

definition of deponent verbs?