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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVerb Form
/vɜːrb fɔːrm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The specific grammatical structure of a verb that indicates its tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, or number.
"In English, the verb form 'running' indicates the present participle." - 2
A variation of a verb that conveys different meanings or grammatical functions.
"The verb forms 'speak', 'speaks', and 'spoke' show different tenses."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'verb' originates from the Latin 'verbum', meaning 'word', which evolved through Old French into Middle English. 'Form' comes from the Latin 'forma', meaning 'shape' or 'appearance', reflecting the grammatical structure of verbs in various tenses and aspects.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Verb Form" is said worldwide
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forme verbale
Transliteration: fɔʁm vɛʁbal
"La forme verbale 'courant' indique le participe présent."
Verbform
Transliteration: ˈvɛʁbˌfɔʁm
"Die Verbform 'laufend' zeigt das Präsenspartizip an."
forma verbale
Transliteration: ˈfɔr.ma verˈba.le
"La forma verbale 'corrente' indica il participio presente."
forma verbal
Transliteration: ˈfoɾ.ma βeɾˈβal
"La forma verbal 'corriendo' indica el participio presente."
forma verbal
Transliteration: ˈfɔʁ.mɐ veʁˈbaw
"A forma verbal 'correndo' indica o gerúndio."
क्रिया रूप
Transliteration: kriyā rūp
"क्रिया रूप 'चलते हुए' वर्तमान काल का संकेत देता है।"
动词形式
Transliteration: dòngcí xíngshì
"动词形式'正在跑'表示现在分词。"
동사 형태
Transliteration: dongsa hyeongtae
"동사 형태 '달리는' 현재 분사를 나타냅니다."
動詞の形
Transliteration: dōshi no katachi
"動詞の形 '走っている' は現在分詞を示します。"
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