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Encyclopedia: Verb

In syntax, a verb is a word belonging to the part of speech that usually denotes an action (bring, read), an occurrence (decompose, glitter), or a state of being (exist, stand). Depending on the language, a verb may vary in form according to many factors, possibly including its tense, aspect, mood and voice. It may also agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments (subject, object, etc.).

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How to say "Verb" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	动词
	(Japanese)	動詞
	(German)	Verb
	(Spanish)	Verbo
	(French)	Verbe
	(Italian)	Verbo

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Ergative verb

In the English language, an ergative verb is a verb whose action affects the subject, rather than the object, of the verb. Another way to describe this is that a normal verb's patient is its object, whereas an ergative verb's patient is its subject. Often, but not always, ergative verbs take no...

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Transitive verb

In grammar, a transitive verb is a verb that takes both a subject and an object. Some examples of sentences with transitive verbs: I eat food. Mary sees John. You lifted the bag. For examples of other types of verb, see intransitive verb and ditransitive verb. The above examples of verbs...

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Intransitive verb

In grammar, an intransitive verb is a verb that takes no object. Examples of intransitive verbs include: I ate. He thought. She runs. See also transitive verb and ditransitive verb. There are languages that mark verbs for their transitivity, such that the verb in "I ate" and "I ate a fish" would...

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Irish morphology

Morphology of Irish This is a sketch of some of the features of Irish morphology, including a discussion on nouns, adjectives and verbs. Nouns Verbs...

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Monotransitive

In grammar, a monotransitive verb is a transitive verb that takes a single mandatory object, either a direct object or a primary object depending on the language...

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Ergative

The term ergative is used in grammar in two different meanings: ergative case ergative verb...

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Sell

Sell can mean: A verb relating to Sales Sell (professional wrestling) A misspelling of Cell...

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Subject Verb Object

Place Manner Time Subject Verb Object Subject Object Verb Verb Subject Object Verb Object Subject Object Subject Verb Object Verb Subject In linguistic typology, subject-verb-object (SVO) is the sequence 'subject verb object' in neutral expressions: Sam ate oranges...

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Object Subject Verb

Place Manner Time Subject Verb Object Subject Object Verb Verb Subject Object Verb Object Subject Object Subject Verb Object Verb Subject Object Subject Verb (OSV) is one of... Verb" in neutral expressions: Oranges Sam ate . It is a notation used when classifying languages...

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Chinese verbs

There are two different forms of verbs in the Chinese language. The static , indicating state, and the dynamic , indicating action. The sentence changes with the different forms of verbs...

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