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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Verbs as nouns and nouns as verbs

First off, English is my first language, and I know it’s far from perfect but that is besides the point. I have a question (of course I have a question, why else would someone post!?) and I hope someone can help me with it, because it’s starting to really eat at me. I am in Germany trying to learn German, so help me god… and my German girlfriend studies English to be a teacher and I always get the some of the most random questions— naturally.

This one is the topic of this post:

She always asks “What is the noun of _____?” Fill in the blank, “flee”

Ok this is easy with gerunds, I understand how they work of course; but did I miss one-too-many classesEmotion: crying or am I just verrückt?

I know now flee is fle’er (I looked it up at dictionary.com), I don’t know why it didn’t come to me now as I say this to myself “fle’er” but seriously can someone give me some links or explain to me the relationship(s) between using verbs as nouns and nouns as verbs the other ways of going about it without the use of gerunds? Bitte? Please?

Is it not so crazy of her to ask what the noun of verbs are? I figured it was a German language thing considering German has almost for all verbs a noun form.

Thank you! Danke.

  

Top answer

) Well, I post to try to answer questions. com), I don’t know why it didn’t come to me now as I say this to myself “fle’er” but seriously can someone give me some links or explain to me the relationship(s) between using verbs as nouns and nouns as verbs the other ways of going about it without the use of gerunds? com, but it seems like an extremely odd word to me.

— Clive

  • ) Well, I post to try to answer questions.
  • com), I don’t know why it didn’t come to me now as I say this to myself “fle’er” but seriously can someone give me some links or explain to me the relationship(s) between using verbs as nouns and nouns as verbs the other ways of going about it without the use of gerunds?
  • com, but it seems like an extremely odd word to me.
  • I don't remember ever hearing it.
  • She shouldn't start with irregular kinds of verbs.
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Hi,

(of course I have a question, why else would someone post!?) Well, I post to try to answer questions.
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ok nevermind I guess she says its "flight"... "..."

no idea. Anyone?
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Hi,

You're welcome.

Clive
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The noun of flee is 'flight'

For example:

They fled from Afghanistan as the United States invaded.

OR

Their flight from Afghanistan was as a direct result of the United States' invasion.
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