equative

IPA(Pronunciation)

/i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/

Noun

(grammar) A construction showing an equal quality. In English, this is normally formed using as. For example, the equative of happy is as happy as. / (grammar) A word in the equative form.

Japanese Meaning

（文法用語）等価性を示す構文、すなわち、状態や性質が等しいことを示す比較表現（例：「as happy as」のようにasを用いて形成される） / （文法用語）等位形、すなわち、等位の意味を持つ形を指す

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The equative of 'happy' is 'as happy as'.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

「happy」の等しさを表す構文は「as happy as」です。

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Sense（2）

(grammar) A word in the equative form.

Sense（3）

(grammar) A grammatical case in certain languages, including Ossetic and Sumerian, that indicates something is like something else. English equivalents include he was the same age as her and he looks like him.

equatives

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