1. Deponent Verbs
What the Heck?

2. Deponent Verbs Vereor = “I fear”; not “I am feared”
1) Passive in form; active in meaning:
Vereor = “I fear”; not “I am feared”

3. Deponent Verbs 2) Usually intransitive:
Inter se loquuntur – “They are speaking with themselves.”

4. Deponent Verbs 3) Perfect ACTIVE Participle
Ingressus = “Having entered,” not “Having been entered.”

5. Deponent Verbs 4) Only 3 principal parts.
conor conari conatus sum – to try

6. Deponent Verbs 5) New imperative endings: Singular –re; plural –mini
morare – stay! moramini – stay!