Funktionsverb

Funktionsverb

See also: funktionsverb

German

Etymology

    From Funktion +‎ -s- +‎ Verb.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːnsˌvɛʁp/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Funk‧ti‧ons‧verb

    Noun

    Funktionsverb n (mixed, genitive Funktionsverbes or Funktionsverbs, plural Funktionsverben)

    1. light verb (semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun)
      Coordinate terms: Auxiliarverb, Modalverb, Vollverb

    Declension

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