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noncausative

/ˌnɒnˈkɔː.zə.tɪv/

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adjective

C2formalcommonscientificobsolete/ˌnɒnˈkɔː.zə.tɪv/

A rare, technical adjective used in linguistics to describe a verb or construction that does not express a cause or causation.

  • 🇷🇺Редкое техническое прилагательное, используемое в лингвистике для описания глагола или конструкции, которые не выражают причину или причинно-следственную связь.
  1. Not causative C2 formal

    Describing a verb or action that does not cause something to happen; the subject does not initiate the action.

    • In the sentence 'The window broke,' the verb 'broke' is noncausative.
    • Noncausative verbs describe a state or change without an external agent.
    • The distinction between causative and noncausative verbs is important in linguistics.

    🇷🇺Некаузативный

    Synonyms: noncausal

    Antonyms: causative