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An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- Break is an ergative verb because when we say "The window broke", the window is the thing getting broken, it is not the vandal.
- Although it is both transitive and intransitive, paint is not an ergative verb, because when we say "Bob paints", this is very different from when we say "Bob gets painted".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
作格動詞 /作格动词
(zuògé dòngcí)
— ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use
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Finnish:
ergatiivinen verbi
— ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use
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Galician:
ergativo
— ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use
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Polish:
ergatyw
— ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use
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Polish:
ergativus
— ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use
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Portuguese:
verbo ergativo
— ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use
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Portuguese:
verbo inacusativo
— ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use
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Spanish:
ergativo
— ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use
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Spanish:
ambitransitivo
— ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use
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Spanish:
inacusativo
— ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use
