Deverbal noun

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

• Denominal verb
• Gerund
• Verbal noun

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".

Further reading

• A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Longman Publication. Page. 1288 (Chapter 17)
• Huddleston, Rodney (27 September 1984). Introduction to the Grammar of English. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-16578-5. OCLC 818234224.