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ATL I: Gerundives

ATL I: Gerundives. Stage 39. What is a gerundive? . G erund ive is a verbal adject ive . It will always modify a noun and will match in case, number and gender. It is passive. liber legendus – a book to be read shhhh …. don’t tell anyone but the

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ATL I: Gerundives

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  1. ATL I: Gerundives Stage 39

  2. What is a gerundive? • Gerundive is a verbal adjective. • It will always modify a noun and will match in case, number and gender. • It is passive. • liber legendus – a book to be read • shhhh…. don’t tell anyone but the gerundive is really a future passive participle.

  3. Bob, how do I make a gerundive? • You take the infinitive: amo, amare, amavi, amatus • Chop off the –re: ama • Add ndus, nda, ndum • Now you have: amandus • Now use this as a 1st or 2nd declension adjective. • discimuslibrisamandis

  4. Gerundive of Obligation • mihifabulanarranda est. • I must tell a story. • Hateriuslaudandus est. • Haterius must be praised. • In these examples the gerundive is being used with est to show necessity or obligation. • What ever is in the dative does the action.

  5. Expressing Purpose • The gerundive is often used to express purpose and this can be done in two ways: • ad + accusative • Genitive + causa • librorumlegendorumcausavenit. • ad libroslegendosvenit.

  6. Gerundives without est • Pollapostesianuaeunguitfascinationisavertendaecausa. • Pollaanoints the doorposts for the sake of averting the evil eye. • Polla anoints the doorposts to avert the evil eye. • nimbosingentesdemisitad genus mortaleperdendum. • He sent down huge rain-clouds for the purpose of destroying the human race. • He sent down huge rain-clouds to destroy the human race.

  7. Examples • ex urbeeffugidiscriminisvitandicausa. • aliisiuvandisteipsumiuvas. • milites faces ferebant ad arbores incendendas. • nullaeritoccasioorationisImperatorisaudiendae.

  8. Examples • cladeprohibenda vitas civiummultorumservavistis. • exercitus ad Caledoniam belli contra barbarosgerendicausamittetur. • haecverbadicit ad tepertubandum • AgricolaecupiditasRomaeregendaecavendaestnobis.

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