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factitif.

causative; factitive (said of a verb where the subject is made to do the action)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/fak.ti.tif/
  1. causative; factitive (said of a verb where the subject is made to do the action)

    Il faut distinguer forme factitive du verbe et son sens factitif. Ainsi, un verbe comme « construire » peut être employé dans un sens factitif: Pierre construit une maison en banlieue. [Il la construit lui-même, ou il la fait construire, selon le cas].
Where this word comes from

From Latin factitō + -if.

noun/fak.ti.tif/
  1. causative; factitive (verbal mode where the subject causes the action to be done)

    masculine
    Le factitif s’applique à un verbe transitif et indique que le sujet fait effectuer une action par un autre agent que lui-même.
Where this word comes from

From Latin factitō + -if.

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