lien grammatical

Definitions of lien grammatical
  1. noun
    a linguistic relation established by grammar
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    accord
    the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
    conjonction
    the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
    modificatif, qualificatif
    the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
    mode
    verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
    voix
    (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
    déclinaison
    a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
    conjonction de subordination
    the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another
    apposition
    a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows
    indicatif
    a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
    subjonctif
    a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
    impératif
    a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
    actif, voix active
    the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
    voix passive
    the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
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    relation linguistique
    a relation between linguistic forms or constituents
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