impersonal verb

English

Noun

impersonal verb (plural impersonal verbs)

(linguistics) A verb used only in the infinitive or in the third-person. In the third person, the subject is either implied or a dummy.

Translations

verb used only in the infinitive or in the third-person

Finnish: persoonaton verbi, impersonaalinen verbi
German: unpersönliches Zeitwort n, unpersönliches Verb (de) n, impersonales Verb n
Greek: απρόσωπο ρήμα n (aprósopo ríma)
Hungarian: személytelen ige (hu)
Icelandic: ópersónuleg sögn f

Korean: 비인칭 동사 (biinching dongsa)
Norman: vèrbe împèrsonnel m
Russian: безли́чный глаго́л m (bezlíčnyj glagól)
Swedish: opersonligt verb n

See also

defective verb
monopersonal
Impersonal verbs by language

Further reading

impersonal verb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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