Re: Verbal nouns

From: "Jörg Rhiemeier"

> The nomen actionis is simply the upper-cased infinitive:
>
> erbrechen - to vomit
> das Erbrechen - the act of vomiting
>
> You are right, though, that it is of neuter gender.
>
> But the word "vomit" in the sentence "The vomit is on my shoe" is
> a nomen productis (a noun referring to a product of an action).
> In German, this is ususally the past participle treated as a noun:
>
> Das Erbrochene ist auf meinem Schuh.
Informative post, but if Gymnasium teachers actually use terms like "nomen
actionis" and "nomen productis" in class, I could easily envision German
teens hightailing it to the restroom for an illicit smoke.

Kou