and vocabulary with Norwegian, has even fewer deponents, which work basically like in the other Scandinavian languages; the only common ones are: lykkes, "succeed" synes, "opine" trives, "thrive". Some other verbs do have an active form but also a deponent one with a different meaning or usage, e.g.: skændes, "argue" (in the active form, skænde, "reproach") slås, "fight" (in the active form, slå, "hit") mødes, "meet (each other)", (in the active form, møde, "meet (someone)"). Finally, some verbs are passive in Danish, but would be translated with active verbs in most other languages, e.g.: fås (literally "be gotten"), "be available" Deponency and tense Some verbs are deponent universally, but other verbs are deponent only in certain tenses, or use deponent forms from different voices in different tenses. For example, the Greek verb ἀναβαίνω (anabaino) uses active forms in the imperfect active and aorist active, but in the future active it shows the middle form ἀναβήσομαι (anabesomai). The future active form might be predicted to be *ἀναβήσω (anabeso), but this form does not occur, because the verb is deponent in the future tense. The future forms that do occur have the same meaning and translation value that the active forms would have if they occurred. Latin has a few semi-deponent verbs, which behave normally in the present system, but are deponent in the perfect system. See also Defective verb Inchoative verb Reflexive verb Unaccusative verb References External links Verb types Koine Greek