admirantur

Admirantur is a Latin verb form arising from admirārī, a deponent verb of the first conjugation meaning “to admire” or “to wonder at.” In deponent verbs, the forms are passive in appearance but active in meaning, so admirantur is best translated as “they admire” (or, in some contexts, “they are amazed at”). The form is the present indicative passive for the third-person plural.

Grammatically, admirārī has the usual deponent principal parts: admiror, admirārī, admirātus sum. The present indicative passive endings yield admiror, admirāris, admirātur, admirāmur, admirāminī, admirantur. Because the verb is deponent, these forms carry active meanings in translation. The infinitive is admirārī, and the imperfect is admirābantur in the plural, with other tenses following the same passive endings but active senses.

Usage and translation notes: admirantur commonly takes a direct object in the accusative, expressing what is admired, as in milites virtutem admirantur (“the soldiers admire virtue”). In deponent usage, admirantur can convey either admiration or astonishment, depending on context, often with nuanced emphasis on evaluation or wonder rather than passive reception.

Related forms include admirābar, admirābāmur for imperfect, admirārī for the present infinitive, and admirātus sum for the perfect active sense (in deponent verbs, the perfect often means “I have admired” or “I have been amazed,” with active nuance). The morphology mirrors other 1st-conjugation deponents, making admirantur a representative example of the deponent verb class in Latin.