Gerundives

Gerundives are verbal nouns that express the necessity of some action. They end in نا -naa and inflect for gender. For example: دیکھنا dekhnaa (masculine) and دیکھنی dekhnii (feminine) both mean 'which must be seen'.

The gerundive is widely used in constructions expressing obligation and necessity. See Some Important Urdu Constructions.

See Also:

• Verbs
• The Verb 'to be'
• Non-finite Verb Forms
• Infinitives
• Participles
• Absolutives
• Nouns of Agency
• Finite Verb Forms
• The Passive Voice
• Compound Verbs
• Number, Case, and Types of Declension of Nouns
• Some Important Urdu Constructions