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: A word like {{eng|big}} or {{eng|childish}} that usually serves to modify a {{glossary|noun}}. | : A word like {{eng|big}} or {{eng|childish}} that usually serves to modify a {{glossary|noun}}. | ||
; {{anchor|agentive|agent noun|agent nouns}} | ; {{anchor|agentive|agent noun|agent|agent nouns}} | ||
: A noun that denotes an agent who does the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived, such as ''cutter'' derived from ''to cut''. Such an agent can be either a person or a thing, and either {{eng|sentient}} or {{eng|nonsentient}}: thus definitions often begin, "''One who, or that which,'' [does X]." | : A noun that denotes an agent who does the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived, such as ''cutter'' derived from ''to cut''. Such an agent can be either a person or a thing, and either {{eng|sentient}} or {{eng|nonsentient}}: thus definitions often begin, "''One who, or that which,'' [does X]." | ||
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; {{anchor|comparative|comparative}} | ; {{anchor|comparative|comparative}} | ||
: An {{glossary|inflection}}, or different form, of a '''{{glossary|comparable}}''' adjective showing a relative quality, usually denoting "to a greater extent" but not "to the ultimate extent". (See also ''{{glossary|superlative}}'' and ''{{glossary|degrees of comparison}}''.) In English, the ''comparative'' form is usually formed by appending ''-er'', or using the word ''more''. For example, the comparative of ''hard'' is "''harder''"; of ''difficult'', "''more difficult''". | : An {{glossary|inflection}}, or different form, of a '''{{glossary|comparable}}''' adjective showing a relative quality, usually denoting "to a greater extent" but not "to the ultimate extent". (See also ''{{glossary|superlative}}'' and ''{{glossary|degrees of comparison}}''.) In English, the ''comparative'' form is usually formed by appending ''-er'', or using the word ''more''. For example, the comparative of ''hard'' is "''harder''"; of ''difficult'', "''more difficult''". | ||
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: A verb form used with the {{g|negative verb}}. | |||
; {{anchor|conjugation|conjugation}} | ; {{anchor|conjugation|conjugation}} | ||
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: An [[#aspect|aspect]] of the verb which denotes an action or condition that does not have a fixed temporal boundary, but is {{eng|habitual}}, {{eng|unfinished}}, {{eng|continuous}}, {{eng|repetitive}} or {{eng|in progress}}. It is a fundamental and integral part of the [[Appendix:World/Laefevian_language|Laefevian verb system]]. Contrast ''{{glossary|perfective}}.'' | |||
; {{anchor|impersonal|impersonal verb}} | ; {{anchor|impersonal|impersonal verb}} | ||
: A verb that cannot take a subject. | : A verb that cannot take a subject. | ||
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; {{anchor|part_of_speech|part of speech}} | ; {{anchor|part_of_speech|part of speech}} | ||
: The category that a word belongs to, with respect to how it's used as part of phrases and sentences. Examples are {{glossary|noun|nouns}}, {{glossary|adjective|adjectives}} and {{glossary|verb|verbs}}. The part of speech is inherent in the word itself, and is independent of any specific role that the word may have within any given sentence (e.g. subject, direct object). Words may belong to more than one part of speech: English ''{{eng|this}}'' is both a {{glossary|determiner}} and a {{glossary|pronoun}}, while ''{{eng|coat}}'' is both a noun and a verb. | : The category that a word belongs to, with respect to how it's used as part of phrases and sentences. Examples are {{glossary|noun|nouns}}, {{glossary|adjective|adjectives}} and {{glossary|verb|verbs}}. The part of speech is inherent in the word itself, and is independent of any specific role that the word may have within any given sentence (e.g. subject, direct object). Words may belong to more than one part of speech: English ''{{eng|this}}'' is both a {{glossary|determiner}} and a {{glossary|pronoun}}, while ''{{eng|coat}}'' is both a noun and a verb. | ||
; {{anchor|perfective|perfective aspect}} | |||
: The [[#aspect|aspect]] of a verb that denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a simple whole rather than as having internal structure. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". It is a fundamental and integral part of the [[Appendix:World/Laefevian_language|Laefevian verb system]]. Contrast ''{{glossary|imperfective}}.'' | |||
;{{anchor|person|person, grammatical person}} | ;{{anchor|person|person, grammatical person}} | ||