Editing Gerund (section)

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* In [[Arabic language|Arabic]], it refers to the verb's action noun, known as the masdar form (Arabic: {{lang|ar|المصدر}}). This form ends in a [[Nunation|tanwin]] and is generally the equivalent of the ''-ing'' ending in English.
* In [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], it refers either to the verb's action noun, or to the part of the [[infinitive]] following the infinitival prefix (also called the ''infinitival construct'').
* In [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], it practically refers to the [[verbal noun]], formed by appending a suffix. Common suffixes are ''-ás'' (adás, giving), ''-és'' (kérés, asking). 
* In [[Japanese language|Japanese]], there are three main grammatical structures with gerund-like functions: first, turning verbs into nouns is achieved, depending on the type of verb and other factors, by using either the [[Japanese conjugation#Conjunctive|conjunctive form]] (''-masu'' form)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Makino |first1=Seiichi |title=A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar |last2=Tsutsui |first2=Michio |date=1995 |publisher=The Japan Times |isbn=978-4-7890-0775-7 |edition=50 |location=Tokyo, Japan |pages=561–563 |chapter=Main Entries: Vmasu as a Noun }}</ref> or the [[nominalization]] particles ''no'' and ''koto''.  Lastly, the [[Continuous and progressive aspects|continuous and progressive aspect]] of a verb can be realized by employing the [[Japanese conjugation#Perfective|perfective form]] ''(-te'' form) plus the auxiliary verb ''iru''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Makino |first1=Seiichi |title=A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar |last2=Tsutsui |first2=Michio |date=1989 |publisher=The Japan Times |isbn=978-47-89004-54-1 |edition=80 |location=Tokyo, Japan |pages=156, 193, 318–320 }}</ref>
* In [[Korean language|Korean]], it refers to the word '것' ('thing') modified by the adjective form of the verb.
* In [[Maldivian language|Maldivian (Dhivehi)]], the gerund is the root form of the verb, for example, {{lang|dv|ނެށުން}} {{Transliteration|dv|neshun}}, meaning "dancing".
* In [[Persian language|Persian]], it refers to the verb's action noun, known as the ism-masdar form (Persian: {{lang|fa|اسم مصدر}}).
* In [[Turkish language|Turkish]], it refers to a large number of verb endings subject to [[vowel harmony]] and sometimes used in conjunction with postpositions. Called ''zarf-fiil'', ''bağ-fiil'', ''ulaç'' or ''gerundium''<ref>Ergin, Muharrem. ''Üniversiteler İçin Türk Dili.'' s. 310. İstanbul: Bayrak Yayım, 2009.</ref> and defined as "a verb used as an adverb in a sentence", the Turkish gerund may also constitute part of an (adverbial) clause.

In other languages, it may refer to almost any non-finite verb form; however, it most often refers to an action noun, by analogy with its use as applied to Latin.