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unergatives

/ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)ɡətɪvz/

unergatives is the plural of unergative.

Meaning of unergative

Noun

unergative (plural unergatives)

  1. An unergative verb.
    • We have seen that Unergatives and Unaccusatives differ in 1) permitting the derivation of an Impersonal Passive, and 2) in licensing purpose clauses, since Unergatives have active subjects, and Unaccusatives do not.1998, Eloise Jelinek, Voice and Transitivity as Functional Projections in Yaqui, in Miriam Butt and Wilhelm Geuder, eds., “The Projection of Arguments”

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Questions about unergatives

What is unergatives the plural of?
Unergatives is the plural of unergative.
How do you pronounce unergatives?
Unergatives is pronounced /ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)ɡətɪvz/.

Words near unergatives in the dictionary

  1. unerect
  2. unerectable
  3. unerected
  4. unergative
  5. unergatively
  6. unergatives
  7. unergativity
  8. unergonomic
  9. unergonomically
  10. unermined
  11. unerodable

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