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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIrrealis
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɪʁeˈaːlɪs/
"Der Irrealis drückt in der Grammatik Sachverhalte aus, die nicht wirklich sind."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A linguistic mood or inflectional category that indicates that an event or state of affairs is not realized or has not happened yet.
"In many languages, conditional and subjunctive clauses are marked by the irrealis."
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Relating to or denoting a grammatical mood or form expressing what is not actualized, hypothetical, or counterfactual.
"The grammar of this indigenous language features a distinct irrealis marker for future and hypothetical actions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with the Latin 'realis' (meaning 'actual' or 'real'), formed through modern linguistic terminology. The term emerged in 20th-century typology and grammar to describe moods or categories that do not refer to actual, real-world events.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Irrealis" is said worldwide
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irréel
Transliteration: /i.ʁe.ɛl/
"Le mode irréel exprime des actions qui ne se sont pas produites."
Irrealis
Transliteration: /ɪʁeˈaːlɪs/
"Der Irrealis drückt in der Grammatik Sachverhalte aus, die nicht wirklich sind."
irreale
Transliteration: /ir.reˈa.le/
"L'irreale è una categoria grammaticale che indica eventi non reali."
irrealis
Transliteration: /ireˈa.lis/
"El modo irrealis se utiliza para situaciones hipotéticas."
irrealis
Transliteration: /i.ʁe.aˈlis/
"O irrealis marca eventos que não ocorreram no mundo real."
अवास्तविक भाव
Transliteration: avastavik bhav
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"व्याकरण में अवास्तविक भाव का प्रयोग काल्पनिक स्थितियों को दर्शाने के लिए किया जाता है।"
非现实语气
Transliteration: fēi xiànshí yǔqì
Script: 中文汉字
"非现实语气用于表达假设或未发生的事情。"
비현실법
Transliteration: bihyeonshilbeop
Script: 한국어 한글
"비현실법은 실제 일어나지 않은 상황을 나타내는 문법 범주이다."
非現実法
Transliteration: higenjitsuhō
Script: 日本語
"非現実法は実際に起きていない出来事を表す文法形式である。"
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