Linguistique - Déterminants, Adverbes et Adpositions

a type of determiner that points to or identifies a specific noun by indicating its proximity or distance in relation to the speaker

déterminant démonstratif, déterminant indicatif

a type of determiner that indicates ownership or possession and is used before a noun to show that something belongs to someone

déterminant possessif

a type of determiner used to introduce a question or inquiry about a specific noun or group of nouns

déterminant interrogatif, determinant de question

a type of determiner used to refer to non-specific or unidentified nouns

déterminant indéfini, modificateur indéfini

a subclass of determiners that provide information about the quantity or amount of a noun they modify

quantificateur

a specific category of determiners that express the idea of distribution or individualization, indicating that something is taken individually or separately

déterminant distributif, déterminant de distribution

a specific type of determiner used to express a partial or indefinite quantity of something, indicating an unknown or unspecified portion

déterminant partitif, article partitif

(grammar) a noun modifier that comes before a determiner, limiting or quantifying a noun phrase

prédéterminant

a type of determiner that expresses surprise, emphasis, or strong emotion, typically modifying a noun phrase to convey an exclamatory meaning, such as "what," "such," or "what a"

déterminant exclamatoire, déterminant emphatique

(grammar) a determiner that is used to introduce a noun phrase that is nonspecific, such as 'a' or 'an' in English

article indéfini

(grammar) a determiner that is used to introduce a noun phrase that is known or specified, such as 'the' in English

article défini

a type of determiner that is formed by combining two or more words to modify a noun

déterminant composé, déterminant combiné

a class of determiners that directly precede a noun and include articles and demonstratives that specify the referentiality or definiteness of the noun

déterminant central, déterminant principal

a type of determiner that appear after the central determiner and provide additional information or specification about the noun phrase, such as quantity, definiteness, or specificity

postdéterminant

a type of determiner used to introduce or indicate the existence of something

déterminant existentiel, déterminant d'existence

a grammatical element that is used to present alternative or contrasting options within a sentence or clause

déterminant disjonctif, déterminant alternatif

a type of determiner that is used to express negation or denial in relation to the noun it modifies, indicating the absence or non-existence of the referred object

déterminant négatif, modificateur négatif

(grammar) any type of determiner that shows whether we are referring to a particular thing or a general example of something

article

a type of determiner that is used to indicate the addition or inclusion of something to the noun it modifies, often conveying the sense of "another" or "additional"

déterminant additif, une détermination additive

a type of determiner that expresses the idea of enough or sufficient quantity or degree of something

déterminant de suffisance, déterminant suffisant

a number indicating the quantity and not order

nombre cardinal

a number that indicates the position of something in a sequence or series

nombre ordinal

(grammar) a word that comes before a noun or pronoun to indicate location, direction, time, manner, or the relationship between two objects

préposition

a type of grammatical particle or word that is placed after a noun or pronoun to indicate its relationship to another element in a sentence, such as a noun phrase or clause

postposition, aposition

a type of preposition that undergoes inflection or changes in form to indicate grammatical relationships with other elements in a sentence

préposition infléchie, préposition déclinée

a type of adposition that consists of two parts, one appearing before and the other after the noun phrase or pronoun it governs

circonposition

(grammar) an adverb or preposition that is used with a verb to form a phrasal verb

particule

an adverb that is formed by adding a preposition to an adjective or adverb, creating a new word that functions as an adverbial phrase

adverbe prépositionnel, adverbe formé par préposition

an adverb that is used to express the highest degree or intensity of an action or quality among a group of things, typically by adding "-est" to the base form of the adverb or by using the word "most" before the adverb

adverbe superlatif, adverbe au plus haut degré

an adverb that modifies an entire sentence, expressing the speaker's attitude, viewpoint, or commentary on the content of the sentence rather than modifying a specific verb, adjective, or other adverb within the sentence

adverbe de phrase, adverbe de commentaire

an adverb that not only functions as an adverb but also introduces a relative clause, providing additional information about the noun or pronoun in the main clause to which it refers

adverbe relatif, adverbe de liaison

an adverb that connects two independent clauses or sentences and indicates a relationship or transition between them, such as "however," "therefore," "meanwhile," or "consequently"

adverbe conjonctif, adverbe de liaison

an adverb that introduces a question and seeks information about the manner, place, time, reason, or degree of an action or event, such as "how," "where," "when," "why," or "to what extent"

adverbe interrogatif, adverbe questionnel

an adverb that provides information about when or for how long an action or event occurs

an adverb that modifies an adjective, verb, or another adverb, indicating the intensity, extent, or degree of something

an adverb that describes how an action is performed or how something happens, indicating the manner or way in which it occurs

an adverb that indicates how often an action or event occurs

an adverb that is used to compare the intensity or degree of an action or quality between two or more things, typically by adding "-er" to the base form of the adverb or by using the word "more" before the adverb

adverbe comparatif, comparatif d'adverbe

a type of adverb that combines a pronoun and an adverb, functioning as a single word to express location, time, manner, or other related aspects

adverbe pronominal, adverbe personne