preverb

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ verb

Noun

preverb (plural preverbs)

1. (grammar) Any of a class of words in the Chinese language whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages.
2. (grammar) A verbal prefix in the Algonquin languages whose function is analogous to the adjective of other languages.
3. (grammar) In the context of Indo-European languages, this term is usually used for separable verb prefixes.

Translations

word class

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 动介词 (dòng jiècí)

• Georgian: ზმნისწინი (zmnisc̣ini)
• German: Präverb (de)
• Hungarian: igekötő (hu)
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• Italian: preverbo m
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: преве́рб (ru) m (prevérb)
• Spanish: preverbo m

verbal prefix

• French: préverbe (fr) m
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See also

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