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What is the difference between a gerund and a gerundive?

This is something that I remember having to spend some time on in the run-up to my A Levels! The difference between the two is normally described along these lines: "the gerund is a verbal noun, whilst ...
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Answered by Felix S. • Latin tutor
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Explain the grammatical construction 'in consiliis capiendis' in "sunt in consiliis capiendis mobiles" (Caesar, De Bello Gallico, IV.5)

The whole phrase is an ablative of manner; it describes the adjective "mobiles" (flexible). They are "mobiles" in regard to "consiliis capiendis" (the act of making plans). &quo...
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Give the number, person, tense, voice and mood of "erat ", "appellāta est" and "cēpērunt." Then translate.

Erat: Third person singular imperfect active indicative of esse "to be." "He/she/it was." Appellāta est: Third person singular perfect passive indicative of appellare "to call/name.&...
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Translate: "Ōlim in Asiā erat urbs antīqua, quae Troia appellāta est. Eam urbem Graecī decem annōs obsēdērunt tandemque cēpērunt."

"In Asia, there was once an acient city which was called Troy. The Greeks beseiged that city for ten years and at last captured it."
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What is an ablative absolute?

Ablative absolutes are a common type of phrase found in Latin. They seem a little complex at first, but once you learn to recognise them, they are one of the easiest kinds of phrase to notice and translate i...
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