suppletion in Chinese
suppletion in Chinese is 异干互补.
suppletion in Chinese
异干互补
Pronounced: yì gān hù bǔ
(linguistics, grammar) The use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “can”, or “better” as the comparative of “good”, or “went” as the simple past of “go”.
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What is "suppletion" in Chinese?
"suppletion" in Chinese is 异干互补.
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"suppletion" in Chinese is 异干互补, pronounced "yì gān hù bǔ".
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