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The Gerund

  • A Gerund is an "active verbal noun"
  • It is formed from the neuter artcile + infinitive

e.g.  running = "the act of running"
        nom:    το τρεχειν -
        acc:     το τρεχειν -
        gen:     του τρεχειν -
        dat:      τῳ τρεχειν-



Gerundive

  • a Gerundive is a "passive verbal adjective"
  • Gerundives contain the ideal of "neccessity"

e.g.  τα γραματα μαθητεα ἐστιν - the letters must be learnt
  • to specify who or what does teh action, use the "DATIVE"



e.g. αἱ ἐπιστολαι πεμτεαι εἰσιν σοι - the letters are needing to be sent by you: i.e. "you must send the letters"
  • the person who must act is in the "DATIVE"

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