Source Word
gerund
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
(grammar)
A
verbal
form
that
functions
as
a
verbal
noun.
(In
English,
a
gerund
has
the
same
spelling
as
a
present
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)
Japanese Meaning
動名詞：動詞から派生した名詞的な形式で、文中で名詞としての役割を果たすもの。英語では現在分詞と同形であっても、その機能上は名詞として扱われる。
Sense（1）
(grammar)
A
verbal
form
that
functions
as
a
verbal
noun.
(In
English,
a
gerund
has
the
same
spelling
as
a
present
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)
Sense（2）
(grammar)
In
some
languages
such
as
Dutch,
Italian
or
Russian,
a
verbal
form
similar
to
a
present
participle,
but
functioning
as
an
adverb
to
form
adverbial
phrases
or
continuous
tense.
These
constructions
have
various
names
besides
gerund,
depending
on
the
language,
such
as
conjunctive
participles,
active
participles,
adverbial
participles,
transgressives,
etc.
（ plural ）
