Expertlatin
- What is an example of passive periphrastic?
- How do you form a passive periphrastic?
- How do you form periphrastic in Latin?
What is an example of passive periphrastic?
When translating the subject becomes the object, the verb will include some form of "must","need to" or "have to", the dative becomes the subject. Example: Carthago delenda est (nobis) = Carthage must be destroyed (by us).
How do you form a passive periphrastic?
There are two parts to this passive periphrastic, one adjectival and one a form of the verb to be. The adjectival form is the gerundive - note the "nd" before the ending. The ending is, in this case, feminine, nominative singular, to agree with the noun Carthago, which, like many place names, is feminine.
How do you form periphrastic in Latin?
(grammar) A conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries. The active periphrastic conjugation in Latin is formed by using the future active participle and the appropriate form of "esse".
