Timeline for How should I understand the specifics of this grammar?
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| Nov 17, 2022 at 13:06 | comment | added | Dodezv | @JohnLamb: Well, it depends on the dictionary: In DWDS (e.g. verringern) one has to check examples, which list "sich verringern" and "den Abstand verringern". Duden lists transitive and intrasitive separately, as in zerbrechen, verringern | |
| Nov 17, 2022 at 12:59 | comment | added | John Lamb | So if we use a monolingual dictionary would the role of the verb in this case be clear? How do we identify these verbs in a dictionary? | |
| Nov 17, 2022 at 11:58 | history | edited | Dodezv | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Removed "sinken", which isn't ergative.
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| Nov 17, 2022 at 2:51 | comment | added | RDBury | Re terminology, the classification I use in my notes is "Ambitransitive (agentive)" and "Ambitransitive (ergative)" with "Ambitransitive" a classification for verbs with optional objects. In the end what matters is the way it is used, not how you describe it. It appears that reflexive vermindern is less common than one might expect, though certainly possible. The hurdle for English speakers is that while a DE-EN dictionary may say that it means decrease, the grammar is different; you can't just replace "decrease" with "vermindern". The same happens for many words, especially verbs. | |
| Nov 17, 2022 at 2:40 | vote | accept | user44591 | ||
| Nov 16, 2022 at 23:36 | history | edited | Dodezv | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Add example "schrumpfen"
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| Nov 16, 2022 at 23:28 | history | answered | Dodezv | CC BY-SA 4.0 |