agentive

əˈdʒɛntɪv
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Translation of agentive into German

Adjective

grammar role

TECH.
showing agency, the performer of an act
TECH.
agentiv agential handelnd
  • An agentive suffix marks the one who performs the action.Ein agentives Suffix markiert denjenigen, der die Handlung ausführt.
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Expressions with agentive: examples in English and translations in German

Agensrolle
Handlungsrolle
In the sentence 'She kicked the ball', 'she' has the agentive role.

Synonyms and analogies of agentive in English

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Examples of agentive in a sentence

  • Linguists contrasted the agentive construction with the passive form.

Translations of "agentive" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
den Handelnden bezeichnendadj.
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