finite verb

English

Noun

finite verb (plural finite verbs)

1. (grammar) A verb inflected for person and tense that can stand on its own as a complete sentence.

   Antonyms: non-finite verb, verbal

   • 1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 157:

     The future tense came into being as the verbs sculan and willan lost their ancient power as finite verbs and turned into future auxiliaries.

Translations

verb inflected for person and tense

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 限定動詞／限定动词 (xiàndìng dòngcí)

• Dutch: persoonsvorm (nl) f, verbum finitum n, finiet werkwoord n
• Finnish: finiittiverbi, finiittinen verbi
• French: verbe fini m
• German: finites Verb (de) n
• Hungarian: ragozott ige/igealak
• Italian: verbo finito m
• Portuguese: verbo finito m
• Spanish: verbo finito m
• Tamil: வினைமுற்று (ta) (viṉaimuṟṟu)