Converb
Adverbial form of verb (adverb constructed from verbs) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Coverb.
In theoretical linguistics, a converb (abbreviated cvb) is a nonfinite verb form that serves to express adverbial subordination: notions like 'when', 'because', 'after' and 'while'. Other terms that have been used to refer to converbs include adverbial participle, conjunctive participle, gerund, gerundive and verbal adverb (Ylikoski 2003).
Converbs are differentiated from coverbs, verbs in complex predicates in languages that have the serial verb construction.
Converbs can be observed in most Turkic languages, Mongolic languages, as well as in all language families of Siberia such as Tungusic.[1]