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A dynamic or fientive verb is a verb that shows continued or progressive action on the part of the subject. This is the opposite of a stative verb.

Overview

Actions denoted by dynamic verbs have duration. They occur over a span of time. This time span may or may not have a defined endpoint, and may or may not yet have occurred. These distinctions lead to various forms related to tense and aspect. For example, a dynamic verb may be said to have a durative aspect if there is not a defined endpoint or a punctual aspect if there is a defined endpoint.

Examples of dynamic verbs in English are 'to run', 'to hit', 'to intervene', 'to savour' and 'to go'.

A striking feature of modern English is its limited use of the simple present tense of dynamic verbs. Generally, the tense is required to express an action taking place in the present (I am going). The simple present usually refers to a habitual action (I go every day), a general rule (water runs downhill), a future action in some subordinate clauses (if I go) or the historical present (President signs bill). In other Germanic languages a progressive aspect of a dynamic verb is often not marked; for example, English 'I am going home' in German is simply Ich gehe nach Hause, using the present indicative.

A dynamic verb expresses a wide range of actions that may be physical (to run), mental (to ponder), or perceptual (to see), as opposed to a stative verb, which purely expresses a state in which there is no obvious action (to stand, believe, suppose etc.).

Examples

Mayrinax Atayal

Dynamic verbs of the Austronesian language Mayrinax Atayal, spoken in Taiwan, are marked morphologically by specific affixes. Stative verbs in Mayrinax Atayal are marked by the prefixes /ma-/ and /∅-/, whereas the dynamic verbs are marked by the affixes /m-/ and /-um-/, as well as /ma-/ and /∅-/.^[1]

Dynamic verbs

/m-astatail/ (jump)

/l-um-aŋuy/ (swim)

/ma-βahuq/ (wash)

/∅-palatuʔ/ (swing)

Passive verbs

/m-atɣaɣaaɣ/ (lie)

/k-um-antatali/ (kneel)

/ma-ʔoway/ (be tired)

/∅-maskaiyuŋ/ (be hungry)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Huang, L. F. (2000). Verb Classification in Mayrinax Atayal. Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 39 (No. 2), pp. 364-390

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[huang-1] Huang, L. F. (2000). Verb Classification in Mayrinax Atayal. Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 39 (No. 2), pp. 364-390

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+{{Short description|Verb that describes a continued or progressive action}}
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 A '''dynamic''' or  '''fientive verb''' is a [[verb]] that shows continued or progressive [[Action (philosophy)|action]] on the part of the [[subject (grammar)|subject]].  This is the opposite of a [[stative verb]].
+==Overview==
-Dynamic verbs have duration. They occur over time.  This time may or may not have a defined [[telicity|endpoint]], and may or may not yet have occurred.  These distinctions lead to various forms related to [[Grammatical tense|tense]] and [[Grammatical aspect|aspect]]. For example, a dynamic verb may be said to have a durative [[Grammatical aspect|aspect]] if there is not a defined endpoint, or a punctual aspect if there is a defined endpoint.
+Actions denoted by dynamic verbs have duration. They occur over a span of time. This time span may or may not have a defined [[telicity|endpoint]], and may or may not yet have occurred.  These distinctions lead to various forms related to [[Grammatical tense|tense]] and [[Grammatical aspect|aspect]]. For example, a dynamic verb may be said to have a durative [[Grammatical aspect|aspect]] if there is not a defined endpoint or a punctual aspect if there is a defined endpoint.
-Examples of dynamic verbs are 'to run', 'to hit', 'to intervene', 'to savour' and 'to go'.
+Examples of dynamic verbs in [[English language|English]] are 'to run', 'to hit', 'to intervene', 'to savour' and 'to go'.
-An outstanding feature of modern English is its limited use of the simple present tense of dynamic verbs. Generally, the [[Continuous and progressive aspects|progressive tense]] is required to express an action taking place in the present (I am going). The simple present usually refers to a habitual action (I go every day), a general rule (water runs downhill), a future action in some subordinate clauses (if I go) or the [[historical present]] (President signs bill).
+A striking feature of modern English is its limited use of the [[simple present]] tense of dynamic verbs. Generally, the [[Continuous and progressive aspects| tense]] is required to express an action taking place in the present (I am going). The simple present usually refers to a habitual action (I go every day), a general rule (water runs downhill), a future action in some subordinate clauses (if I go) or the [[historical present]] (President signs bill). In other Germanic languages a progressive aspect of a dynamic verb is often not marked; for example, English 'I am going home' in [[German language|German]] is simply ''Ich gehe nach Hause'', using the present [[indicative]].
-A dynamic verb expresses a wide range of actions that may be physical (to run), mental (to ponder), or perceptual (to see), as opposed to a stative verb, which purely expresses a state in which there is no obvious action (to know, believe, suppose etc.).
+A dynamic verb expresses a wide range of actions that may be physical (to run), mental (to ponder), or perceptual (to see), as opposed to a stative verb, which purely expresses a state in which there is no obvious action (to stand, believe, suppose etc.).
 ==Examples==
 ===Mayrinax Atayal===
-Dynamic verbs of the Austronesian language Mayrinax Atayal, spoken in Taiwan, are marked morphologically by specific affixes. Stative verbs in Mayrinax Atayal are marked by the prefixes /ma-/ and /∅-/, whereas the dynamic verbs are marked by the affixes /m-/ and /-um-/, as well as /ma-/ and /∅-/.<ref name="huang">Huang, L.F. (2000). Verb Classification in Mayrinax Atayal. ˈˈOceanic Linguisticsˈˈ, Vol. 39 (No. 2), pp. 364-390</ref>
+Dynamic verbs of the Austronesian language [[Atayal language|Mayrinax Atayal]], spoken in Taiwan, are marked morphologically by specific affixes. Stative verbs in Mayrinax Atayal are marked by the prefixes /ma-/ and /∅-/, whereas the dynamic verbs are marked by the affixes /m-/ and /-um-/, as well as /ma-/ and /∅-/.<ref name="huang">Huang, L. F. (2000). Verb Classification in Mayrinax Atayal. ''Oceanic Linguistics'', Vol. 39 (No. 2), pp. 364-390</ref>
-====Dynamic Verbs====
+====Dynamic verbs====
 :/m-astatail/ (jump)
 :/l-um-aŋuy/ (swim)
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 :/∅-palatuʔ/ (swing)
-====Stative Verbs====
+====Passive verbs====
 :/m-atɣaɣaaɣ/ (lie)
 :/k-um-antatali/ (kneel)
-:/ma-ʔoway/ (to be tired)
+:/ma-ʔoway/ (be tired)
-:/∅-maskaiyuŋ/ (to be hungry)<ref name="huang" />
+:/∅-maskaiyuŋ/ (be hungry)<ref name="huang" />
-== See also ==
-* [[Stative verb]]
 ==References==
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dynamic Verb}}
 [[Category:Verb types]]
+[[Category:Syntax–semantics interface]]