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How to pronounce gerund

“gerund” pronunciation in British and New Zealand English

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“gerund” in real sentences

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  1. gerund you must add an accent three vowels from the end of that gerund so if

    Iowa Spanish OER

  2. speaker it is a gerund mr.

    Parliament TV On Demand (NZ)

  3. down with them and we're like, this is a gerund.

    Andrew Huberman

  4. of Palestinian poetry in the Los Angeles Review of Books, is: “Noun gerund of the verb

    The Scottish Parliament

Words that sound like “gerund”

Words one sound away from gerund — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

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Nearby words

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