1. Deponent Verbs
Chapter 37
Ecce Romani

3. Definition A deponent verb has passive forms but active meanings
Deponent verbs occur in each conjugation
Deponents have only three principal parts:
1st person singular present (e.g., cōnor)
Present infinitive (e.g., cōnārī)
1st person singular perfect (e.g., cōnātus sum)

4. Principal Parts, Expanded
Just like regular verbs, deponent principal parts follow patterns:
1st conjugation: -or, -ārī, -ātus sum
2nd conjugation: -eor, -ērī, -itus sum
4th conjugation: -ior, -īrī, -ītus sum
For 3rd and 3rd i.o., you will need to memorize the principal parts

5. Perfect Participles
Usually, a perfect participle is passive in form and translation (e.g., correptus, having been grabbed)
With deponent verbs, the perfect participle is active in meaning (e.g., conātus, having tried)
Other examples: egressus, veritus, expertus, locūtus

6. Deponent Synopses Forms (Passive) conor, 2nd sing. conāris conābāris
conāberis
conātus es
conātus erās
conātus eris
Translations (Act.)
to try
you try
you were trying
you will try
you have tried
you had tried
you will have tried

7. In Summary Deponent verbs come in all conjugations
They look passive but are translated actively
You will need to memorize principal part patterns and parts for 3rd and 3rd i.o. deponents
Deponents have perfect active participles instead of perfect passive participles