gerund

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Gerund

From Latin gerundium, from gerundus (“which is to be carried out”), future passive participle (gerundive) of gerō (“carry, bear”).

gerund (plural gerunds)

(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.)
In the phrase ‘Walking is good exercise.’, walking is a gerund.
(grammar) In some languages such as Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb. These words are sometimes referred to as conjunctive participles.
In the Russian 'Нельзя переходить улицу, читая газету.’ (One shouldn’t cross a street while reading a newspaper.), читая ‘while reading’ is a gerund.

verb form functioning as a verbal noun

verb form functioning as an adverb

Norwegian: gerundium (no) n
Novial: gerunde
Portuguese: gerúndio (pt) m
Russian: деепричастие (ru) (dejepričástije) n , герундий (ru) (gerúndij) m (of English)
Spanish: gerundio (es) m
Swedish: gerundium (sv) n
Turkish: zarf-fiil (tr), ulaç (tr), durum ulacı (tr), sıla sıygası (tr)