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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

concrete verb en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. Of Slavic languages, a verbal aspect in a verb of motion that is unidirectional (as opposed to multidirectional), a definitely directed motion, or a single, completed action (instead of a repeated action or series of actions). Concrete verbs may be either imperfective or perfective.
    • (abstract) I went to the post office. (there and back, multidirectional) (concrete) I went to the post office. (and am there now, unidirectional)
    • (abstract) I like to fly. (repeated action) (concrete) I flew to Frankfurt. (a single, completed action)
    • (abstract) I went to the theater and had an accident. (the event occurred during the trip there and back) (concrete) I went to the theater and had an accident. (the event occurred at the theater)

Forms

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concrete verbs Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

abstract verb

Synonyms

definite verb

Translations (7)

ru однонапра́вленный глаго́л (a type of verb) · nl bepaald werkwoord (a type of verb) · pl czasownik konkretny (a type of verb) · ro verb concret (a type of verb) · ru конкре́тный глаго́л (a type of verb) · it verbo concreto (a type of verb) · ko 구상 동사 (a type of verb)