Timeline for Why is the verb in the first position here?
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| Aug 9, 2023 at 8:20 | comment | added | Janus Bahs Jacquet | I agree that ‘nominalised verb’ is not an ideal term, but I don’t agree that ‘verbal noun’ would be much better: a nominalised infinitive would be the better option. ‘Verbal noun’ is a vague term with many different applications, but often any noun derived from a verb that describes the ‘base meaning’ of carrying out the verb would be considered a verbal noun. This includes nominalised infinitives, but also nouns derived with various other suffixes, such as -ung; so das Schulen and die Schulung are both verbal nouns, but only the first is a nominalised infinitive. | |
| Aug 8, 2023 at 15:42 | history | edited | Hubert Schölnast | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 8, 2023 at 7:08 | comment | added | Alazon | But this issue is irrelevant for answering Khurram's question. "Laufen ist gesund" is a regular "verb second" clause under any analysis of "laufen". If "laufen" is a non-finite verb here, the whole thing is still not to be called "verb first clause" because what this term actually means is: "finite form first". | |
| Aug 8, 2023 at 5:22 | comment | added | rexkogitans | The english equivalent of "das Laufen" is "the running" (rather than "the run"), since the english gerund uses the present participle. | |
| Aug 7, 2023 at 22:30 | comment | added | EagleFliesBanana | @Alazon Sure, you know how it is meant. Schölnast listed it in his list of verb-first as well, even though it is not finite. | |
| Aug 7, 2023 at 21:46 | comment | added | Alazon | @Oran: this is a "verb-second" clause! | |
| Aug 7, 2023 at 20:27 | comment | added | EagleFliesBanana | To add, the only usage of "tun" as an auxiliary is in verb-first-sentences: > Einkaufen tue ich niemals ohne meinen Regenschirm. | |
| Aug 7, 2023 at 19:35 | vote | accept | khurram Shahzad | ||
| Aug 7, 2023 at 19:35 | comment | added | khurram Shahzad | Thank you, it makes sense. | |
| Aug 7, 2023 at 19:35 | vote | accept | khurram Shahzad | ||
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| Aug 7, 2023 at 18:12 | history | edited | Hubert Schölnast | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 7, 2023 at 17:55 | history | answered | Hubert Schölnast | CC BY-SA 4.0 |