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Vocabulary Entry
noncausative
|adjective
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adjective
Not causing or capable of causing an effect or change.
Example Sentences
"The noncausative form of the verb does not imply a direct cause and effect relationship."
"In linguistics, the term 'noncausative' is often used to describe certain verb structures."
"Noncausative verbs are those that do not require an agent to perform an action."