linking verb
noun[C]
languagespecializeduk/ˈlɪŋ.kɪŋ ˌvɜːb/us/ˈlɪŋ.kɪŋ ˌvɝːb/averbthatconnectsthequalitiesof anobjectorpersonto thatobjectorperson:
系动词,连系动词In thesentence"Mybagsweigh45 kg", "weigh" is alinkingverb.在句子 My bags weigh 45kg 中,weigh 是系动词。
Synonym
copulaspecialized
Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- art
- bare infinitive
- bent
- continuous
- infinitive
- non-progressive
- passive
- passivization
- pluperfect
- present
- present participle
- progressive
- subjunctive
- the active voice
- the first person
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the present continuous
- the third person