noun oriented vs verb oriented

[keannu]

English seems to have more noun-oriented forms than verb-orinted ones, and do you happen to know the reason? Any cultural background or unique ways of thinking?Korean/Japanese/Chinse use mostly verb-oriented forms.

ex)He runs well => He is a good runner.
She cooks well => She is a good cook
I walked for a long time => I made a long walk.

 

[SoothingDave]

I am not sure at all that I understand the point you are trying to make. Do you mean that English uses a lot of adjectives versus adverbs? That we turn verbs into nouns? (e.g. runner)

 

[keannu]

I am not sure at all that I understand the point you are trying to make. Do you mean that English uses a lot of adjectives versus adverbs? That we turn verbs into nouns? (e.g. runner)

Both of them, but mostly verbs into nouns, I mean.

 

[SoothingDave]

I don't know for sure, but I think we just like to use forms of the word "be" in normal conversation.

 

[bhaisahab]

"I made a long walk."
This is not natural English.

 

[emsr2d2]

I agree though that we would be more likely to say "I went for a long walk" than "I walked for a long time" although there are contexts where either might be used.

It was a beautiful day so I went for a long walk.
I walked for a long time but I still didn't get to the palace.