2250. (1.) The accusative of the gerundive construction is used with
#locō# and #condūcō#, with #suscipiō#, #habeō#, and #cūrō#, and with
verbs of giving or assigning.
With the verbs of giving or assigning (such as #dō#, #trādō#,
#committō#, #attribuō#, #dīvidō#, #relinquō#, #permittō#, #dēnotō#), the
emphasis often gravitates towards the substantive, and the gerundive, as
an explanatory appendage, acquires the meaning of purpose. So in Plautus
with the verbs of asking (#rogō# and #petō#); in Cicero with #posco#.
(_a._) #caedundum condūxī ego illum :: tum optumumst locēs efferendum#,
Pl. _Aul._ 567, _I engaged him for killing :: then you’d better contract
for his funeral_ (1709). #sīgnum conlocandum cōnsulēs locāvērunt#,
_Cat._ 3, 20, _the consuls let out the erecting of the statue_.
#redemptor quī columnam illam condūxerat faciendam#, _Div._ 2, 47, _the
contractor who had undertaken the making of that pillar_. #vellem
suscēpissēs iuvenem regendum#, _Att._ 10, 6, 2, _I wish you had
undertaken training the young man_. #aedem habuit tuendam#, _V._ 1, 130,
_he had the looking after the temple_. #agrum dē nostrō patre colendum
habēbat#, T. _Ph._ 364, _he had the tilling of a farm from my father_.
(_b._) COIRAVIT · BASILICAM · CALECANDAM, CIL. I, 1166, _he
superintended the town hall plastering_. #pontem faciendum cūrat#, 1,
13, 1, _he attends to a bridge’s being made_, i.e. _has it made_.
#cōnsulibus senātus rem pūblicam dēfendendam dedit#, _Ph._ 8, 15, _the
senate entrusted the defence of the state to the consuls_. #agrōs plēbī
colendōs dedit#, _RP._ 3, 16, _he gave lands to the common people to
till_. #Antigonus Eumenem propīnquīs sepeliendum trādidit#, N. 18, 13,
4, _Antigonus delivered Eumenes to his kinsfolk to be buried_.
#attribuit nōs trucīdandōs#, _C._ 4, 13, _us he handed over to be
slaughtered_. #sauciōs mīlitēs cūrandōs dīvidit patribus#, L. 2, 47, 12,
_he apportioned the wounded soldiers among the senators to cure_. #haec
porcīs comedenda relinquēs#, H. _E._ 1, 7, 19, _you’ll leave them to the
pigs to eat_. #cīvīs Rōmānōs trucīdandōs dēnotāvit#, _IP._ 7, _he
specified Romans for slaughter_.
(_c._) #quae ūtenda vāsa semper vīcīnī rogant#, Pl. _Aul._ 96, _traps
that the neighbours are always asking the use of_. #artoptam ex proxumō
ūtendam petō#, Pl. _Aul._ 400, _I’m going for the use of a breadpan from
next door_.
2251. When such a verb is passive, the accusative becomes nominative.
#simulācrum Dī̆ānae tollendum locātur#, _V._ 4, 76, _the moving of the
statue of Diana is let out_. #dīlaceranda ferīs dabor ālitibusque
praeda#, Cat. 64, 152, _I shall be given a prey for beasts and birds to
tear_. #trāditīque fētiālibus Caudium dūcendī#, L. 9, 10, 2, _and they
were delivered to the fetials to be taken to Caudium_.
2252. (2.) The accusative of the gerundive construction or gerund is
used with a preposition, usually #ad#. If the verb is of transitive use,
the gerundive is proper, not the gerund (2240).
This construction is used with verbs (including verbs of hindering),
with substantives generally to denote purpose, and with adjectives which
have the meaning of _capable_, _fit_, _easy_, _useful_, &c., &c.
(_a._) #hic in noxiāst, ille ad dīcendam causam adest#, T. _Ph._ 266,
_when A’s in trouble, B turns up to make excuses for him_. #ad pācem
petendam ad Hannibalem vēnit#, L. 21, 13, 1, _he is come to Hannibal to
sue for peace_. #ad eās rēs cōnficiendās Orgetorīx dēligitur#, 1, 3, 3,
_Orgetorix is chosen to do this_. #dant sē ad lūdendum#, _Fin._ 5, 42,
_they devote themselves to playing_. #palūs Rōmānōs ad īnsequendum
tardābat#, 7, 26, 2, _a morass hindered the Romans from pursuit_. #ut
peditēs ad trānseundum impedīrentur#, Caes. _C._ 1, 62, 2, _so that the
infantry were hampered in crossing_. (_b._) #causa ad obiūrgandum#, T.
_Andr._ 150, _a reason for finding fault_. #spatium sūmāmus ad
cōgitandum#, _Fin._ 4, 1, _let us take time for thought_. #alter
occāsiōnem sibī̆ ad occupandam Asiam oblātam esse arbitrātur#, _IP._ 4,
_the other thinks a chance is given him for seizing all Asia_. (_c._)
#homo nōn aptissimus ad iocandum#, _DN._ 2, 46, _a man not very well
fitted to be a joker_. #nimis doctus illest ad male faciendum#, Pl. _E._
378, _too well the fellow’s trained at playing tricks_. #ūtēbātur eō
cibō quī esset facillimus ad concoquendum#, _Fin._ 2, 64, _he made use
of the sort of food which was easiest to digest_.
2253. Other prepositions are sometimes used: as, #inter#, in old Latin,
Vergil, Livy, and later writers; #ob#, once in Ennius, rarely in Cicero
and Sallust; #in# very rarely, but even in Cicero; #ante# (Vergil,
Livy), #circā# (post-Augustan), #propter# (Varro, Val. Max.), all rare.
#mōrēs sē inter lūdendum dētegunt#, Quintil. 1, 3, 12, _character
discovers itself during play_. #ob rem iūdicandam pecūniam accipere#,
_V._ 2, 78, _to take money for passing judgement on a case_.