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can someone help me understand latin participles

>> No.14931761

>>14931603
What's the problem OP?

>> No.14931792

>>14931761
I don;t understand how they're used

>> No.14931796

>>14931792
you just take it, conjugate and shove em up ur butt HAHAHAHHAHAHA

>> No.14931827

>>14931792
They are verbal adjectives. You link them to a noun or object.
Example: The running cat swipes the rotting cheese.
Here, running is the verbal adjective that describes the noun, cat.
Rotting also describes the object cheese.
In Latin, they would have to agree in case, number and gender with whatever they are modifying.

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>>14931792
Depends on which tense, see pic

Generally:

-ns or ntis (plural) verbs 'are ...ing'
-us verbs are 'having been ...ed'
-urus verbs are 'about to ...'


Although -ndus are gerundives (or technically known as future passive participles) and their meaning is more nuanced depending on its case and context.

Wouldn't worry too much until you come across one and don't know exactly how to word it, then I would brush up on their use online

Hope any of this helps

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Latin pros: question
There is indicative presence, indicative imperfect and conjunctive imperfect
What is the difference of indicative and conjunctive?

>> No.14933918

Bump

>> No.14933939

>>14932547
Indicative vs conjunctive (or as I was raised to call subjunctive) holds very important distinctions in Latin. It all depends on the wider context, but subjunctive is usually used to talk about wishes, desires, doubts etc. While indicative is used to talk about facts. In English they're not very different. It all depends on the context really. A handy tool is knowing that subjunctive is often used in indirect clauses and the like, while your indicative appears in your average clause. But it all depends on the context, especially the way it is being used in the sentence. Hope I've been of some help.

>> No.14933946

what is a gerund? do not frown
it is an active verbal noun
unlike its friend the gerundive
a passive verbal adjective