perífrasis verbal
Spanish
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- “perífrasis verbal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10