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A verb whose subject and direct object are the same.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The verb 'ask' in 'ask yourself' is a reflexive verb.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at the agent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the sentence `he washed' has a reflexive verb
- `perjure' is a reflexive verb because you cannot perjure anyone but yourself
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: verb
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
folje vetvetore
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Belarusian:
зваро́тны дзеясло́ў
(zvarótny dzjejaslów)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Bulgarian:
възвра́тен глаго́л
(vǎzvráten glagól)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Catalan:
verb reflexiu
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Chinese Mandarin:
反身動詞 /反身动词
(fǎnshēn dòngcí)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Czech:
zvratné sloveso
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Czech:
reflexivum
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Danish:
refleksiv verbum
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Dutch:
wederkerend werkwoord
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Estonian:
enesekohane tegusõna
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Finnish:
refleksiiviverbi
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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French:
verbe réfléchi
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Georgian:
უკუქცევითი ზმნა
(uḳukceviti zmna)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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German:
reflexives Verb
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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German:
Reflexivverb
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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German:
rückbezügliches Verb
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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German:
rückbezügliches Zeitwort
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Hungarian:
visszaható ige
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Icelandic:
afturbeygð sögn
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Italian:
verbo riflessivo
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Japanese:
再帰動詞
(saiki dōshi)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Korean:
재귀동사
(jaegwidongsa)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Macedonian:
рефлекси́вен глагол
(refleksíven glagol)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Norman:
vèrbe réfliéchi
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Norwegian Bokmål:
refleksiv verb
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Polish:
czasownik zwrotny
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Portuguese:
verbo reflexivo
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Romanian:
verb reflexiv
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Russian:
возвра́тный глаго́л
(vozvrátnyj glagól)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Russian:
рефлекси́вный глаго́л
(refleksívnyj glagól)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Serbo-Croatian:
повратни глагол
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Serbo-Croatian:
povratni glagol
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Slovak:
zvratné sloveso
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Slovene:
povratni glagol
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Spanish:
verbo reflexivo
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Swedish:
reflexiv verb
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Turkish:
dönüşlü eylem
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Ukrainian:
зворо́тне дієсло́во
(zvorótne dijeslóvo)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object
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Ukrainian:
рефлекси́вне дієсло́во
(refleksývne dijeslóvo)
— verb with equivalent subject and direct object