168. A few deponents ending in -ior have, in the Imperfect Tenses, forms partly of the third and partly of the fourth Conjugation; thus Patior, I suffer. P. 2. patĭmini; 3. patiuntor. GERUNDS-patiendi, etc. S. 2. patĕre or patitor; 3. patitor. INFIN. Pres.-pǎti. PART. Pres.-patiens. NOTE. Similar forms occur in the Passives of căpio, făcio, and the other verbs mentioned in § 156. NOTE 1.—orior and potior have some forms of the third conjugation, as oritur and potitur. NOTE 2.-fruor, fungor, pascor, vescor, and utor, take an ablative of the object. NOTE 3.-potior takes a genitive or an ablative. 170. EXAMPLES OF USAGE OF DEPONENT VERBS. Magnum opus et arduum, Brute, conamur. Propter virtutem iure laudamur, et in virtute recte gloriamur. Et mihi res, non me rebus, subiungere conor.-HOR. Commoda, quibus utimur, lux, qua fruimur, spiritusque, quem ducimus, a Deo nobis dantur. A te peto ut dignitatem meam tueare. Caesar mihi litteris humanissimis gratulatur et omnia pollicetur. Numidae plerumque lacte vescuntur. Atheniensium potiti sunt Spartiatae. Impedimentis castrisque nostri potiti sunt. Haud equidem tali me dignor honore.—VIRG. Auctore utar Simonide. 171. Conjugation of Volo, I wish, Nolo, I am unwilling (=non-volo), and Malo, I prefer (=magis-volo). |