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ACCIDENTS OF THE VERB.
How many things happen to a verb? Eight. Which? Gender, species, tense, mood, figure, person, number, and conjugation.

G E N D E R.
What is gender in a verb? The signification of the verb, by which we surely discern whether action or passion occurs in the verb.
How many genders of verbs are there? Five. Which? Active, Passive, Neuter, Common, and Deponent.
What is active? That which ends in "o," and can generally be turned into a passive without the sense being changed: as "I love you": "You are loved by me."
What is passive? That which ends in "or," and can be changed into an active without the sense being changed: as "You are loved by me": "I love you."
What is neuter? That which, ending in "o," cannot be turned into the likeness of an active in Latin: as "I go," "I am pale."
What is common? That which ends in "or," and embraces the signification of both active and passive: as "I kiss you," and "I am kissed by you."
What is deponent? That which, ending in "or," has the signification of either an active, as "I follow": or a neuter, as "I glory."

SPECIES, OR FORM.
What is species or form in a verb? The quality of the verb by which the derivative is recognized from the perfect verb.
How manifold is this quality? Twofold. Primitive or perfect, which is derived from nothing: as "I read," "I say." Derivative, which is deduced from elsewhere: as "I desire to read," "I say repeatedly."
How manifold is the derivative species? Quadruple. Inchoative, Frequentative, Meditative, and Diminutive.
What is the inchoative form? That which shows us that we are beginning something: as "I become warm," which signifies "I begin to be warm."
What is frequentative? That which shows us that we do something often: as "I read repeatedly," which signifies "I read often."
What is meditative? That which shows us not that we are yet doing something, but that we want to do it: as "I desire to read," which signifies not "I read," but "I want to read."
What is diminutive? That which signifies by the diminution of the primitive, and always ends in "lo": as from "I suck" Sorbeo, comes "I suck a little" sorbillo: from "I sing," "I sing softly": from "I put to flight," "I put to flight a little."

T E N S E.
How many tenses of verbs are there? Five. Which? Present, Imperfect past, Perfect past, Pluperfect past, and Future.