- In linguistics, a
gerund (/ˈdʒɛrənd, -ʌnd/
abbreviated ger) is any of
various nonfinite verb
forms in
various languages; most often, but not exclusively...
- a
gerundive (/dʒəˈrʌndɪv/) is a verb form that
functions as a
verbal adjective. In
classical Latin, the
gerundive has the same form as the
gerund, but...
- of
English verbs. This verb form is used as a
present participle, as a
gerund, and
sometimes as an
independent noun or adjective. The
suffix is also found...
- 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...
- go, to see) - They
often function as
nouns or the base form of a verb
Gerunds (e.g., going, seeing) -
These act as
nouns but are
derived from
verbs Participles...
-
advisory (functioning like a large-scale
opinion poll). 'Referendum' is the
gerundive form of the
Latin verb referre,
literally "to
carry back" (from the verb...
- kentaurnominaler), also
referred to
simply as a
centaurs (kentaurer) or
gerund forms (gerundiumformer) are a type of
verbal noun
which occur in the Danish...
- 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...
- that are
alternatively regarded as
converbs (see
Sirenik below),
gerunds,
gerundives, transgressives, and
nominalised verbs in
complement clauses. As...
- (past) form. The
secondary forms are a
plain form used for the infinitive, a
gerund-participle and a past participle. The co**** verb to be is the only verb...
