subjective infinitive

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the subjective infinitive is the subject of the sentence. In this case i think it is a neuter noun or the nominative form of the gerund (a verb pretending to be a noun)

a subjective infinitive may or may not have a subject in the accussative

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  1. No Subject

AMBULARE EST GRATUM
It is pleasing to walk

  1. A subject

LIBEROS AMBULARE EST GRATUM
It is pleasing for the children to walk



‘The Children’ is the subject. AMBULARE must be the infinitive and EST the main verb. GRATUM looks like the adjective.


Question: Where is the gerund in each sentence?


Question: Is this gerund what makes this sentence different from a sentence which is does not have a subjective infinitive but an objective infinitive instead such as:

VIR SERVOS LABORARE DESEDERAT
The man desired the slaves to work




thanks.

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You seem to have a lot of questions. Which book are using to learn latin?