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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

light verb en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun.

Forms

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light verbs Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

helping verb · lexical verb · full verb · main verb · auxiliary verb

Synonyms

vector verb · thin verb · empty verb · explicator verb · delexical verb

Translations (17)

hu igésítő ige (thematically incomplete verb) · de Funktionsverb (thematically incomplete verb) · el απολεξικοποιημένο ρήμα (thematically incomplete verb) · cmn 輕動詞 /轻动词 (thematically incomplete verb) · hu könnyűige (thematically incomplete verb) · ko 라이트 버브 (thematically incomplete verb) · cmn 虛化動詞 /虚化动词 (thematically incomplete verb) · hu funkcióige (thematically incomplete verb) · ca verb lleuger (thematically incomplete verb) · fr verbe léger (thematically incomplete verb) · ru функциона́льный глаго́л (thematically incomplete verb) · fi funktioverbi (thematically incomplete verb) · es verbo ligero (thematically incomplete verb) · sv funktionsverb (thematically incomplete verb) · it verbo leggero (thematically incomplete verb) · pl czasownik niepełny semantycznie (thematically incomplete verb) · cs kategoriální sloveso (thematically incomplete verb)