impersonal verb
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impersonal verb
noun impersonal verbs
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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
| Español | verbo impersonal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비인칭 동사 biinching dongsa |
| Português | verbo impessoal |
| Français | verbeb impersonnel |
| Deutsch | unpersönliches Zeitwort, unpersönliches Verb, impersonales Verb, Wetterverb |
| Italiano | verbo impersonale, impersonale |
| Ελληνικά | απρόσωπο ρήμα aprósopo ríma |
| Русский | безли́чный глаго́л bezlíčnyj glagól |
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