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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kriyā
"वाक्य में क्रिया का होना आवश्यक है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.
"She wrote a letter to her friend, using a strong action verb to start the sentence." - 2
A conjugated word indicating the time, person, and number of the action performed.
"Every complete sentence requires at least one subject and one finite verb."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'verbum', meaning 'word', originating from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- ('to speak'). Historically entered Middle English via Old French 'verb', evolving to specifically designate the grammatical class of action words.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Verb" is said worldwide
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verbe
Transliteration: /vɛʁb/
"Le verbe est le noyau de la phrase."
Verb
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯p/
"Jeder Satz enthält mindestens ein Verb."
verbo
Transliteration: /ˈvɛr.bo/
"Il verbo esprime un'azione o uno stato."
verbo
Transliteration: /ˈbeɾ.βo/
"El verbo es la parte principal de la oración."
verbo
Transliteration: /ˈvɛɾ.bu/
"O verbo concorda com o sujeito em número e pessoa."
क्रिया
Transliteration: kriyā
"वाक्य में क्रिया का होना आवश्यक है।"
动词
Transliteration: dòngcí
"动词表示主g语的动作或状态。"
동사
Transliteration: dongsa
"문장은 주어와 동사로 이루어져 있습니다."
動詞
Transliteration: dōshi
"日本語の動詞は文の最後に置かれます。"
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