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partitive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | separative |
| Derivation | part |
partitive tendencies in education.
partitive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | word |
partitive:: | Spocien Dictionary
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a partitive construction.
partitive:: | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | part |
partitive tendencies in education.
Examples of partitive
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Some languages, for example Estonian and Finnish, have a special partitive case.
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In Latin, German and Russian, the partitive is expressed by the genitive case.
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In languages that have a partitive case, the distinction is explicit and mandatory.
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The partitive is used only in the singular and can always be replaced by the genitive.
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For example, the partitive must always be used after singular numerals.
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In linguistics, the partitive is a word, phrase, or case that divides something into parts.
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In most Romance languages, however, the partitive must be included.
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Partitive articles are used in French and Italian in addition to definite and indefinite articles.
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The partitive article is similar to the indefinite article, but is used for uncountable nouns.
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- (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole; "a partitive construction"
- Word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
- Indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"
- The partitive can refer to several things: * Partitive case * partitive meaning of noun phrases
- A partitive word, phrase or case; that divides something into parts; indicating a part rather than the whole of something; e.g. some
- One of several possible numbering systems in a language's grammar. For a discussion of partitives, see multiplicatives.
- A partitive quantifier is a word like some/any which quantifies over part of the members of a given set (as in 'Some students enjoy syntax').
