Source Word
ergativity
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
uncountable
(linguistics)
The
property
of
a
grammar's
(or,
by
extension,
a
language's)
being
ergative;
the
attribute
of
possessing
a
grammatical
pattern
such
that
the
object
of
a
transitive
verb
is
treated
the
same
way
as
the
subject
of
an
intransitive
one,
while
the
subject
of
the
transitive
verb
is
treated
differently.
Japanese Meaning
言語学において「エルガティビティ」とは、文法または言語が、他動詞の目的語と自動詞の主語を同じ形（統格）で扱い、他動詞の主語を異なる形で扱うという文法的特徴を有する性質を指す。
Sense（1）
(linguistics)
The
property
of
a
grammar's
(or,
by
extension,
a
language's)
being
ergative;
the
attribute
of
possessing
a
grammatical
pattern
such
that
the
object
of
a
transitive
verb
is
treated
the
same
way
as
the
subject
of
an
intransitive
one,
while
the
subject
of
the
transitive
verb
is
treated
differently.
