expletive in German
expletive in German is Füllwort, Expletiv, Expletivum — expletive means serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
expletive in German
Füllwort
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
Expletiv
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
Expletivum
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
What does "expletive" mean?
- adj Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
- adj Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
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What is "expletive" in German?
"expletive" in German is Füllwort, Expletiv, Expletivum. expletive means: Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
Are there other ways to say "expletive" in German?
Yes — German has 3 translations listed for "expletive": Füllwort, Expletiv, Expletivum.
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