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Deponent Verbs

To create imperative forms of deponent verbs, start with the 2nd person forms of the present tense, i.e., the "YOU" forms.

Cavete! The singular imperative may look like an active infinitive but -- of course -- it can't be because deponent verbs never appear in active form.

Sample verb Singular English Latin plural
1st - conor, conârî conâre Try! conaminî
2nd - fateor, fatêrî fatêre Confess!! fateminî
3rd - egredior, egredî egredere Leave! egrediminî
3rd - loquor, loquî loquere Speak! loquiminî
4th - ordior, ordîrî ordîre Begin! ordîminî

Negative Imperative Verb Forms ("Don't do that!"): Use the imperative form of nolo, nolle, nolui, 'not want', followed by the present infinitive of the desired verb.

Singular English Plural
noli conârî Don't try! nolîte conârî
noli loquî Don't speak! nolîte loquî

 

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