Secunda · Unit 7 · Lesson 4
Ad urbem capiendam
The gerund, a verbal noun, and the gerundive, a verbal adjective.
You will be able to
- Form and translate the gerund: “of reading, by reading”
- Form the gerundive and make it agree
- Express purpose with ad or causā
New words
- legō, legere, lēgī, lēctum to read; to choose, gatherEnglish: legible, lecture
- discō, discere, didicī to learnEnglish: disciple
- ars, artis, f. skill, artEnglish: art, artist
- studium, studiī, n. eagerness, enthusiasm; study
- causā (+ gen., after it) for the sake of