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In Linguistics , a gerundive is a Verb form. The term is applied very differently to different languages; depending on the language, gerundives may be Verbal Adjective s, Verbal Adverb s, or Finite Verb s. Not every language has gerundives; for example, English does not. IN LATIN In Latin , the gerundive is a Verbal Adjective used to indicate that a noun needs or deserves to be the object of an action. It is sometimes known as a future passive participle. For example, if English had a Latin-style gerundive, and ''feed-ando'' were the gerundive form of the verb ''to feed'', then "The cat is feed-ando" would mean "The cat should be fed." English sometimes uses a passive infinitive to this effect: "The cat is to be fed." Some examples of the Latin gerundive include:
IN FRENCH AND SPANISH The French and Spanish gerundives are verbal Adverb s used to indicate that one action caused or happened at the same time as another. For example the French adage ''C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron'' means ''It is '''by blacksmithing''' that one becomes a blacksmith''. One major use of the Spanish gerundive is to form the Continuous Aspect , much as the Present Participle does in English; ''Miguel está estudiando'' means ''Miguel is '''studying'''''. IN ESPERANTO The Esperanto gerundive is a verbal adverb used to indicate that one action took place before another. For example, the sentence ''aǔdinte lin sxi venis'' means '''''having heard''' him, she came''. The gerundive is more commonly called the ''past active adverbial participle'', by analogy with Esperanto's other adverbial participles. IN TIGRINYA The . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS The following pages provide definitions or glosses of the term ''gerundive'':
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