-The passive periphrastic is a type of gerundive
-Consists of a gerundive modifying the “esse” verb
-Translates in English as “must be _____ed” or “had to be _____ed”
Ex) “Servus puniendo est”
“The slave must be punished.”
Ex) “Vir videndus est” (individual.utoronto.ca)
“The man must be seen.”
Ex) “Cicero Octaviano delendus est.” (thoughtco.com)
"Cicero must be destroyed by Octavian.”