main verb

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Noun[edit]

main verb (plural main verbs)

(grammar) The verb in a clause with the highest semantic content.

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verb in a clause with the highest semantic content

Dutch: hoofdwerkwoord (nl) n
Finnish: pääverbi
French: verbe principal (fr) m
German: Hauptverb
Hungarian: főige
Icelandic: aðalsögn (is) f
Japanese: 本動詞 (hondōshi), 主動詞 (shudōshi)
Korean: 본동사 (ko) (bondongsa)

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