Deponent Stem Song
The infinitives give the deponent stem
And the supine stem,
But no perfect stem.
The infinitives give two deponent stems,
Two deponent stems!
cōnārī – to try
cōnātum (esse) – to have tried
The present and the supine stems:
cōnā, cōnāt-
verērī – to fear
veritum (esse) – to have feared
The present and the supine stems:
verē-, verit-
ūtī – to use
ūsum (esse) – to have used
The present and the supine stems:
ūt-, ūs-
patī – to suffer
passum (esse) – to have suffered
The present and the supine stems:
pat-, pass-
partīrī – to share
partītum (esse) – to have shared
The present and the supine stems:
partī-, partīt-
The infinitives give the deponent stem
And the supine stem,
But no perfect stem.
The infinitives give two deponent stems,
Two deponent stems!