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A5 Noun
動名詞gerund, verbal noun
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gerund
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動名詞 【どうめいし】
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動詞が名詞として使われる形が動名詞だ。
The form in which a verb is used as a noun is called a gerund.
英語では、動詞の原形にingをつけた形が動名詞だ。
In English, a gerund is formed by adding 'ing' to the base form of a verb.
「話すこと」が難しい、の「話すこと」が動名詞にあたる。
In 'Speaking is difficult,' the 'speaking' corresponds to a gerund.
動名詞は名詞のように使われるので、文中で主語や目的語になれます。
Since a gerund is used like a noun, it can be the subject or object in a sentence.
「歌う」を意味するsingが動名詞になると、singingになると習いました。
I learned that when the verb 'sing,' meaning 'to sing,' becomes a gerund, it turns into 'singing.'
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