Deverbal noun

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Deverbal nouns are nouns that are derived from verbs or verb phrases.

Formation

Hausa

Verbal nouns and deverbal nouns are distinct syntactic word classes. Functionally, deverbal nouns operate as autonomous common nouns,[1] while verbal nouns retain verbal characteristics.[clarification needed]

French

There are two connotations of the deverbal nouns: the one formed without any suffix,[example needed] or any noun descending from a verb.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jaggar, Philip J. (2001). "8 Verbal Nouns, Deverbal Nouns, and Infinitives". Hausa. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 285. ISBN 978-90-272-3807-8.
  2. ^ "Larousse".

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