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葡萄牙语动名词:进行时态及其他时态

葡萄牙语动名词 (Gerúndio) 用于构建进行时(例如现在进行时),相当于英语现在分词:the -ing 动词形式。

要形成葡萄牙语动名词,您只需替换最后的 -r 带后缀的不定式形式 ndo

不定式动名词
-arpescar (鱼)pescando (钓鱼)
-ercorrer (跑步)correndo (跑步)
-irsair (离开)saindo (离开)

这适用于所有动词,无论它们是规则动词还是不规则动词,或者它们属于哪个动词变化组。

除了进行时之外,我们还使用动名词来表达和阐明复合句和复杂句中的因果关系、渐进性、同时性和顺序关系。 

Now, only Brazilian Portuguese uses the Gerund to form Progressive tenses. In the European standard, Progressive tenses are normally formed differently. Read on.

Lesson #72 Gerundio - Portuguesepedia
Lesson #65 Past Continuous Equivalent - Portuguesepedia
Lesson #38 Present Continuous - Portuguesepedia

!葡萄牙语与英语动名词

在英语中,“动名词”的概念与名词相关,而不是动词(I love fishing). Where English uses the -ing 形式作为名词,葡萄牙语使用不定式代替(adoro pescar).

葡萄牙语动名词 – Gerúndio – 对应于英语的“现在分词”,如 I was fishing all day.  

进行时:欧洲葡萄牙语与巴西葡萄牙语

进行时(又称连续时)用于表达正在进行的动作。在葡萄牙语中,进行时由助动词构成 Estar 接下来是主要动词。 

在巴西葡萄牙语 (BP) 中,主要动词采用动名词形式,而欧洲标准 (EP) 使用不定式形式,前面带有介词 a

让我用三种进行时来说明这一点:现在进行时、过去进行时和将来进行时。

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