perífrasis verbal
Spanish
Noun
perífrasis verbal f (plural perífrasis verbales)
- (grammar) construction with a semiauxiliary verb
- Ejemplos de perífrasis verbales son quiero hacer, salgo a comer, piensa en traer, acaba de revelar, sueña con terminar.
- Some examples of constructions with a semiauxiliary verb are quiero hacer ("I want to do"), salgo a comer ("I go out to eat"), piensa en traer ("s/he's thinking of bringing"), acaba de revelar ("s/he has just finished revealing"), sueña con terminar ("s/he dreams of finishing").
Further reading
- “perífrasis verbal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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