ergative in German

ergative in German is ergativ, ergativisch.

ergative in German

ergativ

adj

(grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.

ergativisch

adj

(grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.

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