Lesson 19 New Material Flashcards
crescit eundo
it grows as it goes
mille + passūs (pl.)
a mile
quam (question word)
how? (to what degree)
A gerund is a/an ___.
verbal noun
it grows as it goes
crescit eundo
a mile
mille + passūs (pl.)
how? (to what degree)
quam (question word)
To form the gerund, add ___ to the present stem of 1st/2nd conjugation verbs, or ___ to the present stem of 3rd/3rd io/4th conjugation verbs.
-ndi; -endi
What case is the gerund missing? What gender and number is the gerund?
nominative; neuter, singular
The declension of the gerund is identical to the ___ declension.
2nd
What other verbal noun have you learned? (besides the gerund)
infinitive
The infinitive is used in the ___ and ___ cases. The gerund is used in the ___, ___, and ___ cases.
nominative; accusative; genitive; dative; ablative
Is the gerund an adjective? In the sentence “I see the boy throwing a javelin,” what part of speech would you use to say throwing?
No; a present active participle
