Paululum commorātus , sīgna canere iubet .
little.bit delay-PST.PTCP signal.PL to.sound order-PRES.3sg
Having delayed a little while, he orders them to give the signal.’§fn§Example comes from Sallust, Catilina 59; cited in . The past participle in Latin, as in English, normally has a passive meaning; but the verb meaning ‘delay’ in Latin is a DEPONENT verb, meaning that passive morphology does not create a passive meaning.§/fn§