tergiversor, tergiversaris, tergiversari A, tergiversatus sum (Dep.)

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A-Conjugation (1)

This is a deponent verb. It gave up ("deponere") its active forms (even though they still exist). Such verbs occur in passive voice but are translated in active voice.

For example: "loquor" (Form analysis: 1. Person Sg. Present Passive, "to say") translates to: "I say", NOT "I am said" because it is a deponent verb.

Active
Passive

Person	Singular	Plural
1.
2.
3.

Infinitives

	Active	Passive
Simult. (Present)	tergiversare	tergiversari
Anter. (Perfect)	-	tergiversatum esse
Post. (Future)	tergiversaturum esse	tergiversatum iri

Participles

Sg.	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Voc.
Abl.
Pl.	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Voc.
Abl.

Gerund

Gerund forms only exist in singular.

Sg.	Gerund
Nom.	tergiversare
Gen.	tergiversandi
Dat.	tergiversando
Acc.	tergiversandum
Voc.	tergiversare
Abl.	tergiversando

Gerundive

Singular
Plural

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Voc.
Abl.

Imperatives & Supina

	Singular	Plural
Imperative	tergiversa!	tergiversate!

	Supinum
Type I	tergiversatum
Type II	tergiversatū

Example Sentences

Attende, quaeso, Piso; Fannium invitum et huc atque illuc tergiversantem testimonium contra se cogo dicere.

~ Cicero, Pro Roscio Comodeo

turbidae portuseventura contemnere, stare fidenter ac paratum tela fortunae adverso pectoreexcipere, non latitantem nec tergiversantem.

~ Seneca, Epistulae Morales, Liber XVII & XVIII

at mihi cum ad villam redissem, Cn. Lucceius qui multum utitur Bruto narravit illum valde morari non tergiversantem sed exspectantem si qui forte casus.

~ Cicero, Ad Atticum XVI

Sed si propter hoc tergiversaris, ut circumaspicias quantum feras tecum et quam magna pecunia instruas otium, numquam exitum invenies: nemo

~ Seneca, Epistulae Morales, Liber IIII

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