verbe de perception

From verbe +‎ de +‎ perception.

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.b(ə) də pɛʁ.sɛp.sjɔ̃/

verbe de perception m (plural verbes de perception)

1. (grammar) verb of perception, perception verb (verb expressing a perceptual experience of the subject)

   Synonym: verbe de sensation (“verb of sensation”) (much less common)

• In French, perception verbs like voir and écouter can have a construction where the subject of an action follows an action verb in the infinitive, for example j’écoute chanter les oiseaux (I’m listening to the birds singing), in which the birds sing.