"ligverbo" meaning in Esperanto

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Noun

IPA: /liɡˈverbo/ Forms: ligverbon [accusative, singular], ligverboj [plural], ligverbojn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -erbo Etymology: From ligi + verbo. Etymology templates: {{com|eo|ligi|verbo}} ligi + verbo Head templates: {{eo-noun}} ligverbo (accusative singular ligverbon, plural ligverboj, accusative plural ligverbojn)
  1. (linguistics, grammar) copula, link verb (linking kind of word) Categories (topical): Grammar, Linguistics Related terms: predikativo

Inflected forms

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      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ligi + verbo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ligverbon",
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        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ligverboj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ligverbojn",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "lig‧ver‧bo"
  ],
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          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
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        }
      ],
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        {
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            [
              33,
              39
            ]
          ],
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            [
              34,
              42
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The verb esti serves as the main copula in Esperanto.",
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              85,
              91
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              82,
              90
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And fariĝi / iĝi, resti, ŝajni, aspekti, aperi, etc. can appear in the function of a copula.",
          "text": "Kaj fariĝi / iĝi, resti, ŝajni, aspekti, aperi, ktp. povas aperi en la funkcio de ligverbo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        }
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      "ipa": "/liɡˈverbo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-erbo"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
      "expansion": "ligi + verbo",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ligi + verbo.",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ligverboj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ligverbojn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "lig‧ver‧bo"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    }
  ],
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        "Esperanto terms with usage examples",
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              39
            ]
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            [
              34,
              42
            ]
          ],
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        },
        {
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            [
              85,
              91
            ]
          ],
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              82,
              90
            ]
          ],
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          "text": "Kaj fariĝi / iĝi, resti, ŝajni, aspekti, aperi, ktp. povas aperi en la funkcio de ligverbo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "sciences"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/liɡˈverbo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-erbo"
    }
  ],
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}

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