Deverbal noun explained

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.

French

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

See also

• Denominal verb
• Gerund
• Verbal noun

Further reading

• A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Longman Publication. Page. 1288 (Chapter 17)
• Book: Huddleston, Rodney . Rodney Huddleston

. Rodney Huddleston . 27 September 1984 . Introduction to the Grammar of English . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-139-16578-5 . 818234224 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Jaggar, Philip J.. Hausa . . 978-90-272-3807-8 . 2001 . https://books.google.com/books?id=jN8j2d5F4U8C&pg=PA285 . 285 . 8 Verbal Nouns, Deverbal Nouns, and Infinitives.
2. Web site: Larousse.