Image #1: Apēs per agrōs vagantur. │ The bees wander through fields.
vagor, vagārī, vagātus (sum) [1/dep(onent)]: wander
[i] My own “shorthand” for this is to include the abbreviation ‘dep’ to show that it is a deponent verb rather than a passive one
[ii] as mentioned in the previous post, these verbs conjugate like any other passive verb but their meaning is active
[iii] image #2: deponent verbs can belong to any one of the conjugations
When reading, you will come across a mixture of passive and deponent verbs in the same text.
[i] passive
cōpia frūmentī cōnficitur │ a quantity of grain is produced
flōrēs aperiuntur │ flowers open (are opened)
frūmentum … in reliquum annum servātur │ the grain … is kept for the rest of the year
frūmentum mātūrum metitur │ ripe grain is harvested
omnia calōre ūruntur │ all things are burned by the heat
[ii] deponent
apēs per agrōs vagantur │ bees wander through the fields
avēs ex austrō revertuntur │ birds return from the south
bovēs … herbā pāscuntur │ cattle … feed on grass
herba ē terrā nāscitur │ grass grows / springs forth (is born) from the ground
