impersonal verb

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impersonal verb

noun impersonal verbs

  1. A verb used only in the infinitive or in the third person. In the third person, the subject is either implied or a dummy.

    Opposite: personal verb

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noun verb used only in the infinitive or in the third-person

Españolverbo impersonal
한국어비인칭 동사 biinching dongsa
Portuguêsverbo impessoal
Françaisverbeb impersonnel
Deutschunpersönliches Zeitwort, unpersönliches Verb, impersonales Verb, Wetterverb
Italianoverbo impersonale, impersonale
Ελληνικάαπρόσωπο ρήμα aprósopo ríma
Русскийбезли́чный глаго́л bezlíčnyj glagól

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@misc{impersonal_verb_2026,
  title = {impersonal verb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impersonal%20verb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}