Grab a girl here.

Sometimes there's a topic that doesn't quite defy explanation, but certainly gives

one pause on the undertaking.

Lucky us, that's where we find ourselves today.

Why garen's take a possessive before them?

Oi.

Let's start with what a garen's is.

It's a verb form that resembles an adjective or adverb, but is actually a noun.

It's one of the I-N-G forms of verbs.

In other words, it's a noun that's trying to trick you into thinking it's a verb.

The other I-N-G forms are those that are part of a complex verb form called the present

progressive, and those that are participals.

So a verb ending with I-N-G can be one of three things.

Part of the present progressive, a participle, or a sneaky dirty garen.

First, let's dispense with the present progressive I-N-G form of any verb.

It's important to understand the verb forms so you don't confuse them with the garen,

the noun form.

Here's an example using the present progressive.

I-N-G is mowing the lawn.

It denotes a current ongoing process.

The subject is I-N-G, the verb is mowing, and the direct object is the lawn.

Mowing is a verb, done.

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