indeterminate verb

In Slavic languages, 'indeterminate verbs' describe actions without specifying direction, duration, or completion.

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Definition

C1Slavic Grammar

(technical)A verb that describes an action without indicating a specific direction, duration, or completion.

Example

  • In Russian, 'ั…ะพะดะธั‚ัŒ' is an indeterminate verb because it refers to going in general without a specific direction.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "indeterminate verb":

main verbweak verbverb phrase