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More fun with Gerundives

More fun with Gerundives. or not. Review. Wait, what’s a gerundive? It’s a participle Present stem + nd + 1 st / 2 nd declension Used previously in Gerundives of Obligation Ex: liberi magistrae docendi sunt The teacher must teach the children. New and Exciting Uses - Genitive.

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More fun with Gerundives

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  1. More fun with Gerundives or not

  2. Review • Wait, what’s a gerundive? • It’s a participle • Present stem + nd + 1st / 2nd declension • Used previously in Gerundives of Obligation • Ex: liberi magistrae docendi sunt • The teacher must teach the children.

  3. New and Exciting Uses - Genitive • Used to express purpose with certain nouns habeo occasionem veritatis cognoscendae. I have an opportunity of finding out the truth. - or I have an opportunity to find out the truth. Modestus studium librōrum legendōrum habet. Modestus has a fondness of reading books. Modestus otium petit librōrum legendōrum causā. Modestus seeks leisure for the sake of reading books.

  4. New and Exciting Uses - Accusative • Used to express purpose multi piratae ad pecuniam capiendam aderant. Many pirates were there to take money. Modestus ad libros legendos sedit. Modestus sat down to read books. Strythio aquam ad flammas exstinguendas quaerebat. eheu! librum Modesti ardet! Strythio was looking for water to extinguish the flames.

  5. New and Exciting Uses - Ablative • Used to express means, manner, cause, etc. filiīs asciscendīs, Domitianus patrem honorat. By adopting his sons, Domitian honors their father. (By means of adopting. . .) aliīs iuvandīs te ipsum iuvas. By helping others, you help yourself. Modestus librīs legendīs discit. Modestus learns by reading books.

  6. Plus exemplorum ex urbe effugī discriminis vitandī causā. I fled from the city for the sake of (to) avoid the crisis. haec verba dicit ad te perturbandum. She says these words just to bother you. Modestus otium librīs scribendīs consumpsit. Modestus used up his leisure time writing books.

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