Gerunds

• A verbal noun, formed in the same way as the gerundive. As a noun, it takes the neuter gender, and is declined only in the singular. It never takes the nominative or vocative cases. GERUND DECLENSIONS

  Gen.	-ndi
  Dat.	-ndo
  Acc.	-ndum
  Abl.	-ndo

• When it is used in the accusative, it comes after a preposition. Eg. Aures ad audiendum facti sunt. Ears are made for hearing.
• It can take a direct object, but generally a gerundive would be used instead. Eg. Spes est casam inveniendi. There is hope of finding the house. (gerund) Spes est casae inveniendae. There is hope of finding the house. (gerundive)