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ger·und
/ˈʤɛrənd/
動名詞
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ger·und
n.
Lat. Gram.
1.
A
kind
of
verbal
noun
,
having
only
the
four
oblique
cases
of
the
singular
number
,
and
governing
cases
like
a
participle
.
3.
AS. Gram.
A
verbal
noun
ending
in
-e
,
preceded
by
to
and
usually
denoting
purpose
or
end
; --
called
also
the
dative infinitive
;
as
,
“Ic hæbbe
mete
t
ô =\
etanne
”\= (
I
have
meat
to
eat
.).
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
gerund
n
:
a
noun
formed
from
a
verb
(
such
as
the
`-
ing
'
form
of
an
English
verb
when
used
as
a
noun
)
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