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A [[gerundive]] is a form of a {{tag|Latin}} {{tag|verb}}, having the (declinable) ending ''-ndus'' which functions as an {{tag|adjective}} meaning ''“that should or must be done”''. | {{pe}}A [[gerundive]] is a form of a {{tag|Latin}} {{tag|verb}}, having the (declinable) ending ''-ndus'' which functions as an {{tag|adjective}} meaning ''“that should or must be done”''. | ||
''There is no [[gerundive]] in English; the closest you get is a [[passive]] [[infinitive]] like “books to be read”, combining a transitive verb and its object with a sense of obligation. But wouldn’t you just use the [[active]] infinitive and avoid that ugly passive: "books to read".'' | ''There is no [[gerundive]] in English; the closest you get is a [[passive]] [[infinitive]] like “books to be read”, combining a [[transitive verb]] and its object with a sense of obligation. But wouldn’t you just use the [[active]] infinitive and avoid that ugly passive: "books to read".'' | ||
===Latin examples === | ==={{t|Latin}} examples === | ||
*[[quod erat demonstrandum]] — ''because that is the very thing one seeks to prove''; | *[[quod erat demonstrandum]] — ''because that is the very thing one seeks to prove''; | ||
*[[mutatis mutandis]] — ''changed in ways that must be changed''. | *[[mutatis mutandis]] — ''changed in ways that must be changed''. | ||