Expertlatin
- What are examples of ablative absolutes?
- What participle does ablative absolute use?
- What are the endings of a gerundive in Latin?
What are examples of ablative absolutes?
Let's look first at the most common type of ablative absolute, “with the noun having been verb- ed,” for example, “with this having been done, …” The noun/subject of the ablative absolute is “this”; its participle/verb is “having been done.” In Latin this would be hōc facto.
What participle does ablative absolute use?
An Ablative Absolute with a perfect passive participle is widely used in classical Latin to express the cause or time of an action: Hīs verbīs dictīs, Caesar discēdit. With these word having been said, Caesar departs.
What are the endings of a gerundive in Latin?
The gerundive is formed by removing the '-m' from the gerund and adding '-s'. The gerundive has the same endings as a Group 1 and 2 adjective, such as 'bonus, -a, -um', and is usually translated into English with the words 'to be' followed by the past participle.
