Deponent verbs

• Deponent verbs have no active voice, only passive.
• The imperative singular is formed the same way as the present active infinitive for a regular verb.
• The imperative plural is identical to the second person plural of the present tense.
• Even though they are conjugated only in the passive voice, they function like regular verbs (i.e., can take direct objects), and are translated into English in the active voice.
• The ablative of means is used idiomatically with a few deponent verbs: utor use, enjoy; fruor enjoy; potior possess; vescor eat. Eg. Utitur stilo. He is benefiting himself by means of a pencil/is using a pencil. Non audent uti navibus. They do not dare to use the ships.
• Other common deponent verbs: hortor I urge; fateor I confess; sequor I follow; molior I work at; patior I suffer

  VERB	DECLENSION	IMPERATIVE
  hortor, hortari, hortatus	1st declension (a)	hortare! hortamini!
  vereor, vereri, veritus	2nd declension (e)	verere! veremini!
  sequor, sequi, secutus	3rd declension (e/i)	sequere! sequimini!
  morior, mori, mortuus	3rd declension (e/i, -io)	morere! morimini!
  experior, experiri, expertus	4th declension (i)	experire! experimini!