Deverbal nouns are
noun
In grammar, a noun is a word that represents a concrete or abstract thing, like living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, and ideas. A noun may serve as an Object (grammar), object or Subject (grammar), subject within a p ...
s that are derived from
verb
A verb is a word that generally conveys an action (''bring'', ''read'', ''walk'', ''run'', ''learn''), an occurrence (''happen'', ''become''), or a state of being (''be'', ''exist'', ''stand''). In the usual description of English, the basic f ...
s or verb phrases.
Formation
Hausa
Verbal nouns and deverbal nouns are distinct syntactic
word classes. Functionally, deverbal nouns operate as autonomous common nouns, while verbal nouns retain verbal characteristics.
French
There are two connotations of the deverbal nouns: the one formed without any suffix, or any noun descending from a verb.
See also
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Denominal verb
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Gerund
In linguistics, a gerund ( abbreviated ger) is any of various nonfinite verb forms in various languages; most often, but not exclusively, it is one that functions as a noun. The name is derived from Late Latin ''gerundium,'' meaning "which is ...
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Verbal noun
Historically, grammarians have described a verbal noun or gerundial noun as a verb form that functions as a noun. An example of a verbal noun in English is 'sacking' as in the sentence "The ''sacking'' of the city was an epochal event" (wherein ...
References
Further reading
* A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Longman Publication. Page. 1288 (Chapter 17)
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Nouns by type
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