Latin Grammar SemiDeponent Verbs Grammar 3 B pp

Latin Grammar Semi-Deponent Verbs (Grammar 3 B, pp. 156 -57)

What are Semi-Deponent Verbs? Semi-deponent verbs, sometimes called simply semi-deponents, are verbs that have nondeponent forms in their first two principal parts, but a deponent form in their third principal part. audeō, audēre, ausus sum = to dare The first two principal parts of audeō look like any normal second conjugation verb. But the third principal part looks like a deponent verb.

Semi-Deponents So you can recognize semi-deponent verbs because their first two principal parts look like non-deponent verbs, but their third principal part looks deponent. audeō, audēre, ausus sum

Semi-Deponents audeō, audēre, ausus sum audeō, and other semi-deponents, act like nondeponent verbs in the present and future. Present Future audeō audēmus audēbō audēbimus audētis audēbitis audet audent audēbit audēbunt

Semi-Deponents audeō, audēre, ausus sum But in the perfect, audeō conjugates as a deponent. Perfect ausus, -a, um sum ausī, -ae, -a sumus ausus, -a, um es ausī, -ae, -a estis ausus, -a, um est ausī, -ae, -a sunt There’s no particular reason for this; they just do it.

Semi-Deponents Here is another semi-deponent: fīō, fierī, factus sum = to happen, become, be made, be done It’s quite irregular: Present Future fīō — fīam fīēmus fīs — fīēs fīētis fit fīunt fīent

Semi-Deponents fīō, fierī, factus sum In the perfect, it conjugates as a deponent. Perfect factus, -a, um sum factī, -ae, -a sumus factus, -a, um es factī, -ae, -a estis factus, -a, um est factī, -ae, -a sunt