gerund

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gerund englannista suomeksi

  1. gerundi

  1. Substantiivi

  2. gerundi

gerund englanniksi

  1. A verbal form that functions as a noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as ''A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language'' and ''The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language'')

  2. {{quote-book|en|year=1991|author=Edward Johnson|title=The Handbook of Good English|pageurl=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

  3. {{quote-book|en|year=2002|author=Dan Mulvey|title=Grammar the Easy Way|pageurl=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

  4. {{quote-book|en|year=2005|author=Gary Lutz; Diane Stevenson|title=The Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference|pageurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917095905/https://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

  5. In some languages such as Dutch, Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a participle, but functioning as an adverb to form phrases or continuous tense. These constructions have various names besides ''gerund'', depending on the language, such as ''conjunctive participles, participles, participles, transgressives,'' etc.

  6. (quote-book)

  7. (past participle of)