English
Noun
en-noun
- context|in Latin|_|grammar a verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity
- context|less commonly|in English|_|grammar a verbal adjective ending in -ing <ref name="Macquarie">the Australian Macquarie Dictionary (revised 3rd ed), second sense of Gerundive</ref>
Usage notes
English grammar does not have an exact equivalent to the Latin gerundive. English verbal adjectives ending in -ing are similar, but the Latin gerundive implies a sense of necessity that is lacking from the English construct. For example, the word �agenda� (i.e. �those things that ought to be done,� not just �things to be done�) conveys the sense of necessity from the Latin gerundive.
Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
trans-top|Latin verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity
German: Gerundiv n
French: gérondif m
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Russian: геÑ�Ñ�ндив (gerundÃv) m
Spanish: gerundio adjetivado m
trans-bottom
trans-top|verbal adjective
French: adjectif verbal m
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Related terms
gerund
References
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