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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestempo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtẽpu
"O tempo verbal indica quando a ação acontece."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A grammatical category that expresses time reference.
"In English, the present tense is used to describe actions happening now." - 2
The form of a verb that indicates the time of the action.
"The verb 'run' can be in the past tense as 'ran'."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'tense' originates from the Latin 'tempus', meaning 'time', which evolved into the Old French 'temps' before entering Middle English as 'tense'. Its meaning has shifted to refer specifically to grammatical categories that express time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tense" is said worldwide
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temps
Transliteration: tɑ̃
"Le temps verbal indique quand l'action se produit."
Zeitform
Transliteration: tsaɪt.fɔʁm
"Die Zeitform zeigt an, wann die Handlung stattfindet."
tempo
Transliteration: ˈtɛmpo
"Il tempo verbale indica quando avviene l'azione."
tiempo
Transliteration: ˈtjempo
"El tiempo verbal indica cuándo ocurre la acción."
tempo
Transliteration: ˈtẽpu
"O tempo verbal indica quando a ação acontece."
काल
Transliteration: kāl
"क्रिया का काल बताता है कि क्रिया कब होती है।"
时态
Transliteration: shítài
"动词的时态表示动作发生的时间。"
시제
Transliteration: sije
"동사의 시제는 행동이 발생하는 시간을 나타냅니다."
時制
Transliteration: jisei
"動詞の時制は、行動が発生する時間を示します。"
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