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Learn about Latin gerunds, their forms, and usage in sentences. Practice translating sentences and filling in missing gerund forms. Perfect for Latin language learners!
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ChAPTER50 - OLC I. Gerunds (-nd-) …What are gerunds? Gerunds are . Translation into English: use “-ing” : dragging, Fishing, Defending, Traveling, Learning, Speaking, Fighting, Spelling, Cooking, Eating, etc. Caesar dandō, sublevandō, ignōscendō, Cato nihillargiendōglōriamadeptus est. = Caesar won fame by giving, assisting, forgiving, Cato (won fame) by giving away nothing. English Example from Latin: What is your modus operandi? = “method of operating” = M.O.
ChAPTER50 - OLC Declension of the Latin Gerund: Nominative Singular1: pugnārefighting Gen Sing2: pugnandī of fighting [Dat Sing: [ pugnandō to/for fighting (rare)] Accusative Sing3: pugnandum fighting Ablative4: pugnandō by fighting Gender of the Gerund Number of the Gerund Declension # of the Gerund Use the infinitive for any subject or direct object use of the gerund. The genitive is typically used to show purpose with causā or gratiā with a preceding gerund = pugnandīcausa = ‘for the sake of fighting” Only used with ad and a verb of motion = “for the purpose of…” Ablative usually shows means.
ChAPTER50 - OLC TRANSLATE into your composition books: • Imperātorfugiendō odium mīlitummōvit. • Imperator urbemcapiendīcausāmilitessuospromisit. • Ille sapiēnslibrōslegendōplūracognoscet. • Cicerōloquendīcausā in forōstetit. • Cupidierāmusmultaaudiendī. • Ad rempūblicamservandumCicerōCatilinampetēbat.
ChAPTER50 - OLC TRANSLATE into your composition books: • Rōmānī propter studiumvincendībella in multīsgerēbant. • Cupidaeratdomumredeundī. • Cupidaeramdomumredeundī. • Hic estperituspugnandī; ille (estperitus) scrībendī. • Mea uxor philosophiamlegendōstudet. • Sapientiāūtere ad vītambeneagendum. (vītamagere = to live)
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