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Definitions for verbal noun
ver·bal noun
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Princeton's WordNet
verbal noun, deverbal nounnoun
a noun that is derived from a verb
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verbal nounnoun
A noun that is morphologically related to a verb and similar to it in meaning; in English, this might be a gerund (ending in -ing), infinitive, or other noun derived from a verb.
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Verbal noun
A verbal noun or gerundial noun is a verb form that functions as a noun. An example of a verbal noun in English is 'sacking' as in the sentence "The sacking of the city was an epochal event" (sacking is a noun formed from the verb sack). Verbal nouns are morphologically related to non-finite verb forms, but they are not themselves non-finite verbs. Non-finite verb forms are forms such as gerunds, infinitives and participles in English. Some grammarians use the term "verbal noun" to cover verbal noun, gerund, and nominal infinitive. Some may use the term "gerund" to cover both verbal noun and gerund. "Verbal noun" has often been treated as a synonym for "gerund". This article includes only gerundial nouns within the scope of "verbal nouns", excluding gerunds, nominal infinitives, and nouns formed from verbs through derivational processes.Outside of English, the term "verbal noun" may be used for 1) the citation form of verbs such as the masdar in Arabic and the verbal noun (berfenw) in Welsh or 2) declinable verb forms in Mongolian that can serve as predicates, comparable to participles but with a larger area of syntactic use
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verbal noun
A verbal noun is a noun that is derived from a verb and is used to express the action of the verb without specifying the subject or object. It maintains some verb-like properties, such as being able to take direct objects or be modified by adverbs, but it functions as a noun in a sentence. It can behave like any other noun, acting as a subject, an object, or a complement within a sentence. Examples include 'writing' in 'I like writing', 'swimming' in 'Swimming is fun', etc.
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Verbal noun
A verbal noun is a noun formed from or otherwise corresponding to a verb. Different languages have different types of verbal noun and different ways of forming and using them. An example of a verbal noun in English is the word singing in the sentence "I think singing is fun". Verbal nouns may be non-finite verb forms such as infinitives or gerunds in English usage. They may also be "pure" verbal nouns, formed from verbs, but behaving grammatically entirely like nouns rather than verbs. Such cases may also be called deverbal nouns.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of verbal noun in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of verbal noun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- مصدرArabic
- podstatné jméno slovesnéCzech
- verbalsubstantivDanish
- Verbalsubstantiv, VerbalnomenGerman
- nombre verbalSpanish
- مصدرPersian
- infinitiivi, verbin nimitapaFinnish
- sagnarnavnorðFaroese
- substantif verbalFrench
- ainm briatharthaIrish
- ainmear gnìomhaireachScottish Gaelic
- שם פעולהHebrew
- 動名詞Japanese
- სახელზმნაGeorgian
- глаголска именкаMacedonian
- verbalsubstantivNorwegian
- rzeczownik odczasownikowyPolish
- substantivo verbalPortuguese
- substantiv verbalRomanian
- отглагольное существительноеRussian
- glágolnikSlovene
- substantifierat verbSwedish
- ad-fiil, isim-fiilTurkish
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