The given article dwells on the morphological aspects of the gerund in English, a non-finite verb form combining peculiarities of both verbs and nouns. The aim is to analyze the structure, functions, and syntactic features of the gerund in details. The methodology includes analysis of theoretical literature, comparative analysis, examination of usage and translation examples, and corpus analysis. The results demonstrate that the gerund performs various syntactic roles, and action nouns, adverbs of manner, and other grammatical tools. While studying the gerund is important for understanding English grammar and improving translation skills.