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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. | ||
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: The [[#tense|tense]] of a verb used to refer to an event, transaction, or occurrence that did happen or has happened, or an object that existed, at a point in time before now. An English example is ''saw'' in ''I saw my friend yesterday''. | |||
; {{anchor|perfective|perfective aspect}} | ; {{anchor|perfective|perfective aspect}} | ||