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pronominal verb

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Across languages

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: verb pronominal — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)
  • Finnish: pronominaaliverbi — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)
  • French: verbe pronominal — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)
  • German: pronominales Verb — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)
  • German: Pronominalverb — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)
  • German: Pronominalverbum — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)
  • Italian: verbo pronominale — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)
  • Northern Kurdish: lêkera cînavî — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)
  • Polish: czasownik zaimkowy — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)
  • Portuguese: verbo pronominal — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)
  • Spanish: verbo pronominal — a form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish)