light verb
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light verb
noun light verbs
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A semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun.
Similar: vector verb, delexical verb, explicator verb, thin verb, empty verb
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noun thematically incomplete verb
| Español | verbo ligero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 라이트 버브 raitu buhboo |
| 中文 | 輕動詞 /轻动词, 虛化動詞 /虚化动词 xūhuàdòngcí |
| Français | verbe léger |
| Deutsch | Funktionsverb |
| Italiano | verbo leggero |
| Ελληνικά | απολεξικοποιημένο ρήμα apolexikopoiiméno ríma |
| Русский | функциона́льный глаго́л funkcionálʹnyj glagól |
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