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ergative verb

Noun
Japanese Meaning
言語学における「エルガティブ動詞」とは、他動詞用法では患者(対象)が目的語として現れ、自動詞用法では同じ患者が経験者として主語になる(=実質的に述語の役割が転換される) ambitransitive な動詞である。
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講義で教授は、被施事が他動詞では目的語になり、自動詞では経験者になるエルガティブ動詞を用いてその仕組みを示した。

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(linguistics) An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use.

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ergative verb

In his lecture, the professor used an ergative verb to show how the patient can become the experiencer when the verb is intransitive.

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In his lecture, the professor used an ergative verb to show how the patient can become the experiencer when the verb is intransitive.

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