ergative
pronunciation
How to pronounce ergative in British English:
UK [ˈɜ:gətɪv]
How to pronounce ergative in American English:
US [ˈɜrgətɪv]
Word Origin
- ergative (adj.)
- 1943, in reference to grammatical case used for the subjects of transitive verbs (in Eskimo, Basque, Caucasian languages), from Greek ergatos "workman," from comb. form of ergos "work" (see organ) + -ive.
Example
- 1. This article analyzes the features that distinguish middle construction from passive sentence and ergative construction , the variants of middle construction , as well as similarities and differences between chinese and english middle constructions .