Questions tagged [gerundive]

For questions about gerundives (not to be confused with gerunds).

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Can we substantivate gerundives?

Many participles in Latin are "substantivated": that is, they effectively become nouns - using the neutral gender either by plural of singular like secretum or apertum. Do we have examples of gerundives - which are also types of participles - become…
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Translation: that which was to have been made

I still remember quod erat demonstrandum, but ...that which was to have been made (actually generated)? How would I best say that? I am thinking quod erat factum, but am unsure.