Stage 32 Gerundives

nd

sign of:

• gerundive

• PANTS

• imperfect tense verb

• pluperfect tense verb

gerundive + est

• passive periphrastic

• ablative absolute

• perfect passive participle

• ablative of means

How do you translate a passive periphrastic?

• must verb

• about to verb

• having been verbed

• can verb

mihi epistula scribenda est.

gerundive?

• mihi

• epistula

• scribenda

• est

tibi testamentum faciendum est.

gerundive?

• tibi

• testamentum

• faciendum

• est

nobis Haterius visitandus est.

gerundive?

• nobis

• Haterius

• visitandus

• est

mihi epistula scribenda est

translation?

• I must write a letter.

• A letter must be written by me.

• I can write a letter for myself.

• The letter has been written for me.

tibi testamentum faciendum est.

translation?

• You must make a will.

• A will must be made by you.

• You can make a will for yourself.

• The will has been made for you.

nobis Haterius visitandus est.

translation?

• We must visit Haterius.

• Haterius must be visited by us.

• We can visit Haterius for ourselves.

• Haterius has been visited for us.