GERUNDIVES
Gerundives GRAMMAR CONSTRUCTIONS THAT USE GERUNDS (VERBAL NOUNS) OBLIGATION PURPOSE
NECESSE EST ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENT LATIN CONSTRUCTIONS REQUIRES A DATIVE AND AN INFINITIVE THE ROMANS USED THIS ONE ALL THE TIME
DROPPING THE NECESSE BECAUSE NECESSE IS SO POPULAR THE ROMANS STARTED DROPPING IT EXAMPLE: NECESSE EST MIHI DOMUM CURRERE IT IS NECESSARY FOR ME TO RUN HOME
CHANGING THE CONSTRUCTION NECESSE EST MIHI DOMUM CURRERE BECOMES CURRENDUM MIHI DOMUM (NECESSE) EST RUNNING HOME IS NECESSARY FOR ME
AWKWARD GRAMMAR RUNNING HOME IS NECESSARY FOR ME IS THE SAME AS I MUST RUN HOME THUS: CURRENDUM MIHI DOMUM EST =
EXAMPLES FUGIENDUM CAECILIO AD TABLINUM EST CANTANDUM QUINTO EST EUNDUM MEUM CUBICULUM MIHI EST DOCENDUM MAGISTRI EST BIBENDUM VINUM NOBIS EST