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PRONUNCIATION OF VERBAL NOUN

verbal noun play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VERBAL NOUN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Verbal noun is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VERBAL NOUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VERBAL NOUN

verb. sat.
verbal
verbal abuse
verbal diarrhoea
verbalisation
verbaliser
verbalism
verbalist
verbalistic
verbality
verbalization
verbalize
verbalizer
verballed
verballing
verbally
verbals
verbarian
verbascum
verbatim

WORDS THAT END LIKE VERBAL NOUN

abstract noun
adnoun
collective noun
common noun
concrete noun
count noun
countable noun
disjunctive pronoun
indefinite pronoun
mass noun
noun
personal pronoun
possessive pronoun
pronoun
proper noun
reflexive pronoun
relative pronoun
singular noun
subject pronoun
uncountable noun

Synonyms and antonyms of verbal noun in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «verbal noun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VERBAL NOUN

Find out the translation of verbal noun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of verbal noun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «verbal noun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

动名词
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sustantivo verbal
570 millions of speakers

English

verbal noun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौखिक संज्ञा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اسما اللفظي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отглагольное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

substantivo verbal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৌখিক নির্যাতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nom verbal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penderaan lisan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verbalsubstantiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

動名詞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구두 명사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyalahi pangguna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

danh từ bằng lời nói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாய்மொழி துஷ்பிரயோகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिवीगाळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sözlü taciz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sostantivo verbale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

werbalne rzeczownik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віддієслівне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

substantiv verbal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρηματικό ουσιαστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbale naamwoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

verbala substantiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

verbal substantiv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of verbal noun

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VERBAL NOUN»

The term «verbal noun» is normally little used and occupies the 113.622 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VERBAL NOUN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about verbal noun

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERBAL NOUN»

Discover the use of verbal noun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to verbal noun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Light Verb Construction in Japanese: The role of the ...
PAST 'John warned Mary that a wolf appeared.' Another syntactic characteristic of the LVC is that the arguments of the verbal noun are not always realized inside the accusative NP. This characteristic, which is regarded by some to be the most  ...
Tadao Miyamoto, 2000
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A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic
1 Verbal noun (al-maSdar j±u*j\) Verbal nouns are systematically related to specific verb forms and can come from triliteral or quadriliteral roots. The verbal noun or maSdar names the action denoted by its corresponding verb, for example, ...
Karin C. Ryding, 2005
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A Reference Grammar of Japanese
Since (with the exception of the double objects discussed in §3.11.1) two marked objects are not normally permitted, you might think it unacceptable to subdue or highlight the object of the verbal noun if that verbal noun is itself marked with 6, ...
Samuel Elmo Martin, 2004
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The Arabic Verb: Form and Meaning in the Vowel-lengthening ...
Description Paradigm form CV template verbal noun [I]; broken plural56 JUi Cj2aC2aC3 verbal noun [I]; broken plural C2aC2aC3a broken plural C^aC^aC^a verbal noun [I]; verbal noun [III]; noun C j i C 2 a C 3 of instrument etc.; broken plural ...
Warwick Danks, 2011
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韓國語文法總監:
A VERBAL NOUN is typically followed by a POSTNOMINAL VERB. Many verbal nouns are PRE- SEPARABLE, in that they are followed by separable postnominal verbs such as ha- 'do/be', toy- 'get done', sikhi- 'cause to do', ka- 'go to do', ...
Samuel E. Martin, 2006
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Make Peace and Take Victory: Support Verb Constructions in ...
Data: do-gni + dbairt 'feat, trick' (verbal noun to ad-beir?) TBF 46, + adchumtach ' re-create' (no verbal noun) Wb26a8, + adamrugud 'admiration' (verbal noun to ad -amraigedar) Ml 128c3, + adrad 'adoration' (verbal noun to adraid) Wb 5a24, ...
Patricia Ronan, 2012
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A Short Reference Grammar of Moroccan Arabic: With Audio CD
The Quadri literal*: The verbal noun of quadriliteral verbs is usually formed by inserting i between the last two consonants of the derived quadriliteral form. Where a quadriliteral root exists both in the primary and the derived form, the two verbs ...
Richard Slade Harrell, 1962
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Pennsylvania School Journal
Iu the Genitive or Possessive case, it is rarely if ever used, but instead, we find the participial form of the verbal noun, — (e.g.) "1 exerted myself for the purpose of breaking," etc.,— a literal translation of the following French of Emile Sou- vestre, ...
‎1864
9
A Grammar of Mian
Verbal nouns of imperfective N-stems Stems Gloss IPFV verbal noun Gloss ( activity of) hen 'seek (IPFV)' hen-in 'seeking' ngen 'beg (IPFV)' ngen-in 'begging' sein 'rejoice (IPFV)' sein-in 'rejoicing' un 'hum (IPFV)' un-in 'humming' sasan ' moan ...
Sebastian Fedden, 2011
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Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar: With Sociolinguistic ...
Although the suffix of a verbal noun is technically -nj followed by the neuter ending -e, for practical purposes one can think of verbal nouns as ending in -anje or -enje (for more on the process of suffixation in nouns, see [163c]). Verbal nouns in ...
Ronelle Alexander, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERBAL NOUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term verbal noun is used in the context of the following news items.
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Literary Discourse - Phrases, Clauses And Sentences
A gerund is a verbal noun or a verb that functions as a noun. DANCING, EATING, and ... Adjectival phrase: a phrase that modifies nouns or pronouns. Participial ... «GhanaWeb, May 15»
2
Pennsylvania court rules asbestos exclusion ambiguous and …
... viewed through such a lens, “asbestos” and “arising out of asbestos” are “used, respectively, as a noun and a verbal noun-phrase modifying 'Excess Net Loss. «Lexology, Apr 15»
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Court: If a guy looks like he's hunting, he's probably hunting
2011) (defining a gerund as a “verbal noun”); id. at 1923 (defining a verbal noun as a “noun that is derived from a verb and usually preserves the verb's syntactic ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Feb 15»
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Visualization as Process, Not Output
Roast beef sandwiches and scale models of the Eiffel Tower, in these sentences, are common nouns. Visualization, on the other hand, is a verbal noun. «blogs.hbr.org, Apr 13»
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If you want to be a total pedant, write 'referenda' not 'referendums'
In Latin, a verbal noun, or gerund, has no plural, therefore if referendum is a gerund, it has no Latin plural, and to write 'referenda' is not merely pedantic but ... «The Independent, Jan 13»
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Puzzling heritage: The verb 'fart'
Although it was recorded only in the verbal noun ferting, its existence can be taken for granted. I assume that the group er in it changed to ar in the same way in ... «OUPblog, Jul 12»
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Peace with God
The word “Islam” is the verbal noun of the Arabic verb 'aslama'. This verb is defined as: “He resigned or submitted himself.” When used with respect to God, ... «Onislam.net, Feb 12»
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The undiscovered origin of frigate
Italian fregare (from fricare, as in Engl. friction) means “rub,” and the verbal noun fregata means “rubbing,” but what does or did a frigate rub? Obviously another ... «OUPblog, Sep 11»
9
Beware the Semantic Infiltration of 'Values'
... never used and would have rejected. “Values” is a recent verbal noun indicating that your goals are yours or your group's and exist by virtue of your valuing. «National Review Online, Feb 11»
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Graham said the "seed of Islam" passes through the father to Obama …
"'Islam' in Arabic is a verbal noun, meaning self-surrender to God as revealed through the message and life of his Prophet, Mohammed," writes author Malise ... «PolitiFact, Aug 10»

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