STEM SONG

The Verbal Stems Go Round and Round (Active/Passive)


The infinitives give the present stem,
The perfect stem,
The supine stem,
The infinitives give all the stems,
All the verb stems!

amāre – to love
amāvisse – to have loved
amātum (esse) – to have been loved
amā-, amāv-, amāt-

mōnēre – to warn
monuisse – to have warned
monitum (esse) – to have been warned
mōnē-, monu-, monit-

legere – to read
lēgisse – to have read
lēctum (esse) – to have been read
leg-, lēg-, lēct-

capere – to take
cēpisse – to have taken
captum (esse) – to have been taken
cap-, cēp-, capt-

audīre – to hear
audīvisse – to have heard
audītum (esse) – to have been heard
audī-, audīv-, audīt-

The infinitives give the present stem,
The perfect stem,
The supine stem,
The infinitives give all the stems,
All the verb stems.


The Verbal Stems Go Round and Round (Deponent)
 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!

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