ergative

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Definition von ergative im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

the ergative case

Used of various situations where the subject of transitive constructions have different grammatical cases or thematic relations to those of intransitive constructions

The case systems of ergative languages are counterintuitive to speakers of Indo-European languages.

an ergative verb or other expression

of a verb which is an ergative verb

An ergative verb is a verb that can be both transitive and intransitive, where the subject of the intransitive verb is the same as the object of the transitive verb. For example, `open' is an ergative verb because you can say `The door opened' or `She opened the door'. an ergative verb can be either transitive or intransitive, with the same word used as the object of the transitive form and as the subject of the intransitive form, such as 'cooked' in the sentences 'He cooked the potatoes' and 'The potatoes cooked quickly'

of, or relating to the case of the subject of a transitive verb in such a language

of a language in which the subject of a transitive verb has a different case to the subject of an intransitive verb

Relevante Übersetzungen

ergative case

A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative languages

ergative cases

plural form of ergative case

ergative verb

An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use

Although it is both transitive and intransitive, paint is not ergative, because when we say Bob paints, this is very different from when we say Bob gets painted.

ergative verbs

plural form of ergative verb

Silbentrennung

er·ga·tive

Etymologie

() From the Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergatēs, “worker”), from ἔργον (ergon, “work”).