| Paradigm of the Gerund | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONJ. I | CONJ. II | CONJ. III | CONJ. IV | ||
| Gen. | amandī | monendī | regendī | capiendī | audiendī |
| Dat. | amandō | monendō | regendō | capiendō | audiendō |
| Acc. | amandum | monendum | regendum | capiendum | audiendum |
| Abl. | amandō | monendō | regendō | capiendō | audiendō |
a. Give the gerund of cūrō, dēleō, sūmō, iaciō, veniō.
b. Deponent verbs have the gerund of the active voice (see [§ 493]). Give the gerund of cōnor, vereor, sequor, patior, partior.
2. The gerund is the neuter singular of the future passive participle used as a noun, and has the same formation. (Cf. [§ 374. d].)
[404.] The Gerundive. The gerundive is the name given to the future passive participle ([§ 374. d]) when the participle approaches the meaning of a verbal noun and is translated like a gerund. It is the adjective corresponding to the gerund. For example, to translate the plan of waging war, we may use the gerund with its direct object and say cōnsilium gerendī bellum; or we may use the gerundive and say cōnsilium bellī gerendī, which means, literally, the plan of the war to be waged, but which came to have the same force as the gerund with its object, and was even preferred to it.
[405.] Compare the following parallel uses of the gerund and gerundive:
| Gerund | Gerundive | |
|---|---|---|
| Gen. | Spēs faciendī pācem The hope of making peace | Spēs faciendae pācis The hope of making peace |
| Dat. | Locus idōneus pugnandō A place suitable for fighting | Locus idōneus castrīs pōnendīs A place suitable for pitching camp |
| Acc. | Mīsit equitēs ad īnsequendum He sent horsemen to pursue | Mīsit equitēs ad īnsequendōs hostīs He sent horsemen to pursue the enemy |
| Abl. | Nārrandō fābulās magister puerīs placuit The teacher pleased the boys by telling stories | Nārrandīs fābulīs magister puerīs placuit The teacher pleased the boys by telling stories |
a. We observe
(1) That the gerund is a noun and the gerundive an adjective.
(2) That the gerund, being a noun, may stand alone or with an object.