In linguistics, a gerund (/ˈdʒɛrənd/[1] abbreviated ger) is any of various nonfinite verb forms in various languages; most often, but not exclusively, it is one that functions as a noun. The name is derived from Late Latin gerundium, meaning "which is to be carried out". In English, the gerund has the properties of both verb and noun, such as being modifiable by an adverb and being able to take a direct object. The term "-ing form" is often used in English to refer to the gerund specifically. Traditional grammar makes a distinction within -ing forms between present participles and gerunds, a distinction that is not observed in such modern grammars as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language.
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In linguistics, a gerund (/ˈdʒɛrənd/ abbreviated ger) is any of various nonfinite verb forms in various languages; most often, but not exclusively, it...
In Latin grammar, a gerundive (/dʒəˈrʌndɪv/) is a verb form that functions as a verbal adjective. In Classical Latin, the gerundive is distinct in form...
include infinitives, participles and gerunds. Nonfinite verb forms in some other languages include converbs, gerundives and supines. The categories of mood...
dictionary. Historically, grammarians have described a verbal noun or gerundial noun as a verb form that functions as a noun. An example of a verbal noun...
kentaurnominaler), also referred to simply as a centaurs (kentaurer) or gerund forms (gerundiumformer) are a type of verbal noun which occur in the Danish...
word operandi is a gerund in the genitive case, "of operating"; gerunds can never be pluralised in Latin, as opposed to gerundives. When a noun with an...
the market'. There are several usages of the gerund depending on its morpho-syntactic features. The gerund functions as the head of a subordinate clause...
participle: amātūrus (pl. amātūrī) "going to love" Gerundive: amandus (pl. amandī) "needing to be loved" Gerund: amandī "of loving", amandō "by/for loving",...
used for both legislative referrals and initiatives. 'Referendum' is the gerundive form of the Latin verb referre, literally "to carry back" (from the verb...
the test. – Non-finite gerund clause b. They mentioned his cheating on the test. – Gerund with noun status Each of the gerunds in the a-sentences (stopping...
that are alternatively regarded as converbs (see Sirenik below), gerunds, gerundives, transgressives, and nominalised verbs in complement clauses. As...
in Dutch (see below). The second used beon/wesan, a preposition, and a gerund (-unge), and has been variously proposed as being influenced by similar...
the gerund ending in -issant 3rd group: verbs ending in -re (with the exception of irregular verbs). 1st section: verbs ending in -ir, with the gerund ending...
present tense, the past tense and past participle, and the present participle/gerund form) can be derived by way of consistent rules. These rules involve the...
Like other non-finite verb forms (like participles, converbs, gerunds and gerundives), infinitives do not generally have an expressed subject; thus an...
all right"). Estar is used to form the present continuous form estar + gerund, although some linguists think this is not a genuinely Catalan form, even...
(past) form. The secondary forms are a plain form used for the infinitive, a gerund-participle and a past participle. The copula verb to be is the only verb...
considered the gerundive (see below) also to be a participle, but most modern grammars treat it as a separate part of speech: Gerundive : faciendus : 'needing...
working animal, or even as a pet (in the case of companion animals). The gerund and participle "gelding" and the infinitive "to geld" refer to the castration...
Determiner Dual (form for two) Endocentric Finite verb Function word Gender Gerund Government Head Head marking Infinitive Inversion Lexical item Logical form...
English Page – Gerunds and Infinitives Part 1 EngDic, Tahir at (16 February 2023). "Gerund: Types of Gerunds, Examples of Verbs Followed By Gerund". Engdic...
Mansplaining (a blend word of man and the informal form splaining of the gerund explaining) is a pejorative term meaning "(for a man) to comment on or explain...
second, third; 2 numbers: singular, plural; 3 verboid forms: infinitive, gerund, and past participle. The indicative mood is the unmarked one, while the...
exists a non-finite form in Sanskrit termed gerund or absolutive which is analysed differently from the gerund in other Proto-Indo-European languages. It...
saving is used, readers might puzzle momentarily over whether saving is a gerund (the saving of daylight) or a participle (the time for saving). [...] Using...
tense), and a form ending in -ing that serves as a present participle and gerund. Most verbs inflect in a simple regular fashion, although there are about...
the corresponding agent nouns ("-dor(a)", "-ista", etc.) or the standard gerund. See below. The tenses correspond to: Present (presente): "I do" or "I am...
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