Gerundium - Gerund
The gerundium is a declinated substantive / noun. To form the gerundium you take a verb without its infinitive ending and add the right gerund ending. It is used like an adjective or a participle.
Declination of the Gerundium
The gerund is declinated following the o- and a-declination table.
amare > ama - nd - i
The gerund is only used in the following forms:
Singular - amandi - “to love”
Case |
Gerundium |
Nominative |
- |
Genitive |
amand-ī |
Dative |
amand-ō |
Accusative |
amand-um |
Vocative |
- |
Ablative |
amand-ō |
Example:
Latin |
English |
ars aedificandi. |
the art of building |
legendo lex |
by reading the law |
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