In general linguistics, a labile verb (or ergative verb) is a verb that undergoes causative alternation; that is, it can be used both transitively and... 41 KB (5,454 words) - 01:55, 28 April 2024 |
verbs.: 19 Such verbs are also called labile verbs (or "ergative verbs"). Confusingly, verbs of this type have also been called unaccusative verbs,... 6 KB (752 words) - 21:46, 5 January 2024 |
regular verb is any verb whose conjugation follows the typical pattern, or one of the typical patterns, of the language to which it belongs. A verb whose... 18 KB (2,546 words) - 14:59, 3 May 2024 |
A modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality such as a likelihood, ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestion, order,... 13 KB (1,487 words) - 00:51, 26 April 2024 |
transitive verb is a verb that accepts one or more objects, for example, 'to enjoy' in Donald enjoys music. This contrasts with intransitive verbs, which... 13 KB (1,618 words) - 14:14, 10 November 2023 |
An auxiliary verb (abbreviated aux) is a verb that adds functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in which it occurs, so as to express tense, aspect... 22 KB (2,688 words) - 16:08, 25 April 2024 |
Adyghe verbs Arabic verbs Ancient Greek verbs Basque verbs Bulgarian verbs Chinese verbs English verbs Finnish verb conjugation French verbs German verbs Germanic... 20 KB (2,582 words) - 11:31, 2 April 2024 |
languages, a strong verb is a verb that marks its past tense by means of changes to the stem vowel. The majority of the remaining verbs form the past tense... 125 KB (12,200 words) - 18:20, 7 April 2024 |
 | traditional grammar of Modern English, a phrasal verb typically constitutes a single semantic unit consisting of a verb followed by a particle (examples: turn down... 25 KB (3,059 words) - 10:15, 15 December 2023 |
some linguistics theories, a stative verb is a verb that describes a state of being, in contrast to a dynamic verb, which describes an action. The difference... 8 KB (1,073 words) - 17:52, 2 April 2024 |