Editing Dutch grammar (section)

=====Verbal noun=====
The infinitive also doubles as a verbal noun, corresponding to the [[English gerund]] in {{lang|en|-ing}}. The infinitive, when used as a noun, is neuter and has no plural. Dutch also has a feminine gerund in {{lang|nl|-ing}}, but this is no longer productive and usually has a concrete, technical meaning, e.g. {{lang|nl|het lenen}} 'borrowing, lending' vs. {{lang|nl|de lening}} 'loan'; {{lang|nl|het opleiden}} 'educating' vs. {{lang|nl|opleiding}} 'education'.

* {{lang|nl|Het '''doden''' van mensen is verboden.}} – 'The killing of people is forbidden', or less literally 'Killing people is forbidden'.
* {{lang|nl|Ik heb een hekel aan '''wachten'''.}} – 'I hate waiting.'

In the past, the infinitive was inflected for the dative and genitive. There are a few remnants of the latter, e.g. in:

* {{lang|nl|Tot zien'''s'''!}} – 'See you!'
* {{lang|nl|Een uur gaan'''s'''}}. – 'A distance that can be walked in one hour.'

It also occurs in expressions involving {{lang|nl|tot ... toe}} (until ... resulted):

* {{lang|nl|Hij werd tot bloeden'''s''' toe geslagen.}} – 'He was beaten until bleeding resulted.'