140 APPENDICES
Labor revngandi magnus erat, ' the labour of rowing was great' (§29). Here 7-emigandi '% the Genitive Case of the Noun remigandum formed from rejnigo, * I row.'
Paratine estis adambulandu/n 1 'are you ready for walking ? ' (§23). Here ambulandum is the Accusative Case of the Noun formcd from atnbulo, ' I walk,' and depends on c7</meaning •'for.'
Cupidus erat visitandi et explorandi insula?n nostram, ' he was desirous of visiting and exploring our island ' (§ 28). Here the Genitives of the Nouns visitandum and exploranduni take an Object in the Accusative.
The following sentences, taken from the story, contain furlher examples of the above constructions (Adjectives and Nouns).
Virtus militum erat magnopere laudanda (§29). Here the Adjective is quaUfied by an Adverb (as other Adjectives may be).
Navigia novis armis ornanda erant (§31).
Locus idoneus est ad copias explicandas (§25).
Naves onerariae aptae erant ad onera transportanda (§32). *
Rofnani Britannos scientia pugnandi superabant (§30).
[No example occurs in the story of the Noun in -ndum with est denoting 'must' or 'ought.' This is a special use and sense, which is best deferred for subsequent study.]
- Such sentences may also be translated by an entirely different form of
speech in English ('for deploying forces.') Here 'deploying' is a Noun formed from the Verb ' deploy.' But this translation leads to confusion willi the use of the Latin Noun in -ndum, and should therefore be avoided so far as possible by beginners.
