On the Sting Ray
Grammar: Deponent Verbs
Et quod est mirabilius, si lancea quantaecunque longitudinis tangatur, eundem torporem in manu tangentis, non dico in lancea, operatur.
The final verb in this short passage, operatur, is deponent, i.e., it has only passive forms but active meanings. It is translated, therefore: "it produces" rather than, "it is produced," as one might think if it were passive.
Match the following deponent verbs with their correct translations.
conor, conari, conatus sum: try