verb
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UK verb n: (grammar)
SC 动词 dòng cí
Verbs are words that describe an action.
auxiliary verb n: (verb: modal, modifying) (语法)
SC 助动词 zhù dòng cí
TC 助動詞
TC 助動詞
The auxiliary verb comes before the main verb in English.
intransitive verb: (linguistics)
SC 不及物动词
irregular verb n: (verb with non-standard past tense)
SC 不规则动词
Young children often make mistakes with irregular verbs such as 'to go'.
linking verb n: (grammar: connecting verb) (语法)
SC 连系动词，系动词 xì dòng cí
TC 係動詞
TC 係動詞
main verb: (linguistics) (语言学)
SC 主动词
modal verb n: (grammar: type of auxiliary verb) (语法)
SC 情态动词
"Would" and "should" are modal verbs in English.
phrasal verb n: (verb followed by a particle)
SC 动词短语 dòng cí duǎn yǔ
TC 動詞短語
TC 動詞短語
SC 动词词组 dòng cí duǎn yǔ，dòng cí cí zǔ
Students of English often find phrasal verbs hard to remember.
学习英语的学生经常发现动词短语很难记。
regular verb n: (verb that follows standard conjugation)
SC 规则动词
Walk is a regular verb in English, but "be" is irregular. "Aimer" is a regular verb in French; "être" is irregular.
stem-changing verb n: (root form of verb changes)
SC 词干变化动词
Some languages, such as Russian, have stem-changing verbs.
tense, verb tense n: (grammar: inflected verb form) (语法)
SC （动词的）时，时态 dòng cí de shí，shí tài
Using the correct tense helps people to understand what you're saying.
使用正确的时态能帮助人们理解你在说些什么。
transitive verb n: (verb that takes direct object)
SC 及物动词 jí wù dòng cí
TC 及物動詞
TC 及物動詞
Transitive verbs require a direct object to complete their meanings.
verb clause n: (grammar: independent clause containing subject and predicate) (语法：包含主语和谓语的独立子句)
SC 动词从句
verb phrase n: (phrase containing a verb)
SC 动词词组 dòng cí cí zǔ