On Leprosy
Grammar: Verbs in the Passive Voice
Crurium fit quaedam insensibilitas, et etiam aliorum extremorum. Ungues grossantur cum quadam inaequalitate et quasi scabiosi efficiuntur. Item, contrahuntur digitorum articuli, et manus quasi aridae efficiuntur, corrumpitur eorum anhelitus, et eius saetore saepius corrumpuntur.
The verbs in this passage are all in the passive voice, including fit, although it looks active. It is the passive of facio: fio, fieri, factus sum.
Using the third conjugation verb contrahere, add the present passive endings to its stem contrah (i) in the chart below. The first person singular is done for you.
| singular present passive | plural present passive |
| contrahor | contrahimur |
| contraheris | |
| contrahitur | |