gerund
gerund
englantigerundi
Synonyymisanakirja
gerund
gerundi, verbaalisubstantiivi, verbin nimitapa.
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Englannin sanakirja
gerund (englanti > suomi)
gerund englanniksi
puhekieltä A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently.)
1991, Edward Johnson, The Handbook of Good English, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=n0IJ8GcdJ6IC&pg=PA208&dq=%22gerund%22%7C%22gerunds%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nQwEVMTaM4Lg8AWPloCADA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22gerund%22%7C%22gerunds%22&f=false page 208,
2002, Dan Mulvey, Grammar the Easy Way, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=L9ni2hGHlMEC&pg=PA25&dq=%22gerund%22%7C%22gerunds%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nQwEVMTaM4Lg8AWPloCADA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22gerund%22%7C%22gerunds%22&f=false page 25,
2005, Gary Lutz, Diane Stevenson, The Writers Digest Grammar Desk Reference'', http://books.google.com.au/books?id=SsQ9ugnMcpUC&pg=PA55&dq=%22gerund%22%7C%22gerunds%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nQwEVMTaM4Lg8AWPloCADA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22gerund%22%7C%22gerunds%22&f=false page 55,
puhekieltä In some languages such as Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb. These words are sometimes referred to as conjunctive participles.
(nl-verb form of)