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Auxiliary verb   /ɑgzˈɪljəri vərb/   Listen
Auxiliary verb

noun
1.
A verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with.



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... are formed by means of the auxiliary verb *esti*, to be. Thus, by the combination of the participles with the six tenses and moods, we obtain thirty-six compound tenses, enabling us to express with the utmost precision any time-relation ...
— Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation • William W. Mann


Words linked to "Auxiliary verb" :   modal, modal verb, verb, modal auxiliary


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