gerund
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gerund
- /ˈd͡ʒɛɹənd/
- /ˈd͡ʒɛɹʌnd/
Rhymes with -ɛɹənd, -ɛɹʌnd
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin gerundium, from gerendus (“which is to be carried out”), future passive participle (gerundive) of gerō (“carry, bear”).
noun gerunds
- A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. Compounds in which gerunds are the second element look exactly like compounds in which present participles are the second element, but different principles of hyphenation apply.
- In some languages such as Dutch, Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb to form adverbial phrases or continuous tense. The Spanish gerund is quite unlike the English -ing form (‘walking’, ‘replying’, ‘saying’, etc.), which can function as a gerund, a present participle, a noun or an adjective; and it is also unlike the French form ending in -ant, which covers the functions of both the Spanish gerund and the adjectiv
Translations
Every language
noun verb form functioning as a verbal noun
| Español | gerundio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동명사 dongmyeongsa |
| 日本語 | 動名詞 dōmeishi |
| 中文 | 動名詞 /动名词 dòngmíngcí |
| हिन्दी | क्रियावाचक संज्ञा kriyāvācak sañjñā |
| Português | gerúndio |
| Français | gérondif |
| Deutsch | Gerundium, Vertretungswort |
| Italiano | gerundio |
| Ελληνικά | γερούνδιο geroúndio |
| Română | gerunziu |
| Русский | геру́ндий gerúndij |
| Tiếng Việt | động danh từ |
| العربية | صِيغَةُ فِعْل ṣīḡatu fiʕl, مَصْدَر maṣdar |
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