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Rareergative
The correct spelling is ergative.
How to pronounce ergative
/ˈɜːɡətɪv/
nounIPA: /ˈɜːɡətɪv/
Say it like: Erg-ati-ve
The correct spelling is ergative. The ergative case. For example: "The case systems of ergative languages are counterintuitive to speakers of Indo-European languages."
Usage Examples
“The case systems of ergative languages are counterintuitive to speakers of Indo-European languages.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The ergative case.
- 2.An ergative verb or other expression.
adjective
- 1.(grammar) Used of various situations where the subjects of transitive constructions have different grammatical cases or thematic relations to those of intransitive constructions.
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