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ergative adjective

  /ˈɜːɡətɪv/ , /ˈɝɡətɪv/ , [-ɾɪv]
  • (grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.
 ergatief

ergative noun

  /ˈɜːɡətɪv/ , /ˈɝɡətɪv/ , [-ɾɪv]
  • (grammar) An ergative verb or other expression.
 ergatief

ergativity noun

  /ɜː(ɹ)ɡəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
  • (linguistics) The property of a grammar's (or, by extension, a language's) being ergative; the attribute of possessing a grammatical pattern such that the object of a transitive verb is treated the same way as the subject of an intransitive one, while the subject of the transitive verb is treated differently.
 ergativiteit
ergative case
ergatief
ergative verb
ergatief
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