quaerendus

Latin

Etymology

Future passive participle (gerundive) of quaerō

Participle

quaerendus (feminine quaerenda, neuter quaerendum); first/second-declension participle

1. which is to be sought for
2. which is to be asked, which is to be questioned
3. which is to be striven for
4. which is to be missed, which is to be lacked
5. which is to be desired
   • 8 CE – 12 CE, Ovid, Sorrows 1.53–54:

     dōnec eram sospes, titulī tangēbar amōre,
     quaerendīque mihi nōminis ārdor erat.

     While I was safe and sound, I was enchanted by love of fame, and the ardor of [my] desire was that of [making] a name for myself.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	quaerendus	quaerenda	quaerendum		quaerendī	quaerendae	quaerenda
Genitive	quaerendī	quaerendae	quaerendī		quaerendōrum	quaerendārum	quaerendōrum
Dative	quaerendō		quaerendō		quaerendīs
Accusative	quaerendum	quaerendam	quaerendum		quaerendōs	quaerendās	quaerenda
Ablative	quaerendō	quaerendā	quaerendō		quaerendīs
Vocative	quaerende	quaerenda	quaerendum		quaerendī	quaerendae	quaerenda

References

• quaerendus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the motive, cause, is to be found in..: causa repetenda est ab aliqua re (not quaerenda)
    
  • the question has forced itself on my mind: quaerendum esse mihi visum est