2007-11-17 17:02:42 · 12 answers · asked by The Coroner of China 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
If understand is a verb then is it a command and if you're told to can you stop?
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2007-11-17 17:27:08 · update #1
It's a verb. "Understander" is a noun.
2007-11-17 17:06:03 · answer #1 · answered by numero uno 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a verb. I don't believe it can be used as a noun in it's current form. If it was used as a gerund, it could be a noun. A gerund is a noun, but the word is a verb with "ing" added to it. An example of a gerund would be "understanding" in the sentence "The understanding of the math problem was difficult." This "understanding" does not mean the same as what it would mean in the sentence "I had a problem understanding the math problem." So, no, "understand" in it's current form cannot be used as a noun. But if you make it into "Understanding," it is a gerund, and it is a noun.
2007-11-18 01:10:33 · answer #2 · answered by Excelsior Student 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nouns are people places and things. One good test for a noun is to put 'the' in front of it. You wouldn't say 'the understand'. Verbs on the other hand are actions. If it's something that a noun might do then it is probably a verb.
2007-11-18 01:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by olleicua 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would normally think of "understand" as a verb, but perhaps it could be a noun depending on how it is used. Do you have an example? The context always matters.
2007-11-18 01:05:26 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think understanding would be the noun for Understand.
Like a movie that would be "the understanding"
2007-11-18 01:33:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's a noun. Understanding is the noun.
2007-11-18 02:43:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Understand is a verb. It is an action.
2007-11-18 01:05:42 · answer #7 · answered by simply_me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it isn't but understandability is a noun
2007-11-18 01:08:45 · answer #8 · answered by susan97080 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Understanding" can be a noun or a verb.
2007-11-18 02:41:48 · answer #9 · answered by supertop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"understanding" is the noun form
2007-11-18 01:05:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋