stative

A grammatical term describing a verb or adjective that expresses a state or condition rather than an action.

• 🇨🇳语法术语，指表示状态而非动作的动词或形容词，描述主语所处的状态或条件。

1. Describing a state C1 formal

   Used of verbs (e.g., 'be' or 'own') and most participial adjectives, expressing existence or a state rather than an action.

   • The verb 'know' is stative because it describes a state of knowledge.
   • In English, stative verbs are rarely used in continuous tenses.
   • 'Belong' is a stative verb that indicates possession.

   🇨🇳状态动词

   同义词: static

   反义词: activedynamic

• more stative comparative form
• most stative superlative form