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Agentive
UK
/ˈeɪdʒəntɪv/
US
/ˈeɪdʒənɪv/
Translation agentive into russian
agentive
Noun
UK
/ˈeɪdʒəntɪv/
US
/ˈeɪdʒənɪv/
agentive
agentives pl
The agentive in the sentence refers to the doer of the action.
Агентив в предложении относится к исполнителю действия.
agentive
Adjective
UK
/ˈeɪdʒəntɪv/
US
/ˈeɪdʒənɪv/
agentive
The agentive role in the sentence is played by the subject.
Агентивную роль в предложении играет подлежащее.
Definitions
agentive
Noun
UK
/ˈeɪdʒəntɪv/
US
/ˈeɪdʒənɪv/
A linguistic term referring to a word or form that indicates an agent, or the doer of an action.
In the sentence 'The runner won the race,' the word 'runner' is an agentive noun.
agentive
Adjective
UK
/ˈeɪdʒəntɪv/
US
/ˈeɪdʒənɪv/
Relating to or denoting a grammatical agent, typically the subject of a verb, which performs the action of the verb.
In the sentence 'The cat chased the mouse,' 'the cat' is the agentive noun performing the action.