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WORD GRAMMAR
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Verb
- Conjugation in indicative
- Person and number
- Tenses
- Voice
- Mood
- Verb categories
- Valency
- Semantic categories of verbs
- Finite / non-finite verb forms
- Noun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Article
- Pronoun
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Particle
- Interjection
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Verb
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SENTENCE GRAMMAR
- Clause types
- Complex clauses
- Constituents of a sentence
- Sentence structure
- Word order in a sentence
- Negation
Semantic categories of verbs
Semantic categories of verbs
In conclusion, verbs can be categorized in various semantic classes, depending on whether they express state, process, action or activity.
Examples | |
singen, schlagen, essen, anrufen | action verbs |
sterben, erfrieren, wachsen, fallen | process verbs |
leben, sein, wohnen, liegen | state verbs |