動どう名めい詞し

noun

gerund

A grammatical term referring to a verb form that functions as a noun, often ending in -ing in English. Used in linguistic contexts.

• 動どう名めい詞しは、動どう詞しが名めい詞しのように働はたらく形かたちです。

  A gerund is a form in which a verb functions like a noun.

• 「走はしること」は日本にほん語ごの動どう名めい詞しの一いち例れいです。

  'Hashiru koto' is an example of a Japanese gerund.