defective verb

defective verb

English

Noun

defective verb (plural defective verbs)

1. (grammar) A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.

   The verb can is defective in most English dialects, as it lacks an infinitive.

Translations

verb with an incomplete conjugation

Armenian: պակասավոր բայ (pakasavor bay) Dutch: defectief werkwoord n French: verbe défectif (fr) m Hungarian: hiányos ragozású ige, hiányos ige Italian: verbo difettivo m

Japanese: 欠如動詞 (ketsujo-doushi), けつじょどうし (ketsujo-doushi) Polish: czasownik ułomny (pl) m Portuguese: verbo defectivo (pt) m Scottish Gaelic: gnìomhair neo-iomlan m, gnìomhair uireasbhach m Spanish: verbo defectivo (es) m

See also

• impersonal verb
• can
• Category:English defective verbs