Source Word
preterite-present verb
Noun
(grammar)
A
type
of
verb
specific
to
Germanic
languages
in
which
the
forms
of
the
present
tense
resemble
the
forms
normally
found
in
the
preterite
(or
past)
tense
of
strong
verbs.
In
modern
English
these
are
principally
can,
may,
shall,
will;
one
can
also
include
the
other
verbs
that
do
not
(or
not
always)
take
-s
in
the
third-person
singular:
dare,
must,
need,
ought.
Japanese Meaning
ゲルマン語派特有の、現在形が通常は強変化動詞の過去形に見られる形に似た形をとる特殊な動詞群。現代英語では、can, may, shall, will などが該当し、また三人称単数に -s を付けない dare, must, need, ought なども含まれる。
Sense（1）
(grammar)
A
type
of
verb
specific
to
Germanic
languages
in
which
the
forms
of
the
present
tense
resemble
the
forms
normally
found
in
the
preterite
(or
past)
tense
of
strong
verbs.
In
modern
English
these
are
principally
can,
may,
shall,
will;
one
can
also
include
the
other
verbs
that
do
not
(or
not
always)
take
-s
in
the
third-person
singular:
dare,
must,
need,
ought.
（ plural ）
