grammaticalize
grammaticalize · grammaticalizes · grammaticalized · grammaticalizing
grammatikalisieren
To make grammaticalTo make grammatical.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make grammatical.
grammatikalisieren
(transitive)To integrate into a system of grammar; to make (something such as a constraint) an element or rule of grammar, to cause (something) to be required by grammar.
(transitive)To cause (a word, a suffix, etc) to undergo grammaticalization.
Translations
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By meaning 1
to make grammatical:
Origin
Back-formation from grammaticalization.Back-formation from grammaticalization.
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Forms
grammaticalizes, grammaticalizing, grammaticalized, grammaticalized| Base form | grammaticalize · to grammaticalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | grammaticalizes |
| Present participle | grammaticalizing |
| Past simple | grammaticalized |
| Past participle | grammaticalized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle