defective verb

English

Noun

defective verb (plural defective verbs)

1. (grammar) A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.

   The verb can is defective in most English dialects, as it lacks an infinitive.

Translations

verb with an incomplete conjugation

• Armenian: պակասավոր բայ (pakasavor bay)
• Dutch: defectief werkwoord n
• French: verbe défectif (fr) m
• Greek: ελλειπτικό ρήμα (elleiptikó ríma)
• Hungarian: hiányos ragozású ige, hiányos ige
• Italian: verbo difettivo m
• Japanese: 欠如動詞 (ketsujo-doushi), けつじょどうし (ketsujo-doushi)
• Mongolian: дутмаг үйл үг (mn) (dutmag üjl üg)
• Polish: czasownik ułomny (pl) m
• Portuguese: verbo defectivo (pt) m
• Scottish Gaelic: gnìomhair neo-iomlan m, gnìomhair uireasbhach m
• Spanish: verbo defectivo (es) m

See also

• impersonal verb
• can
• Category:English defective verbs