Transgressive (linguistics)

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Transgressive is a term of linguistic morphology denoting a special form of verb. It expresses a coincidently proceeding or following action. It is considered to be a kind of infinitive, or participle.

[edit] Czech language

Transgressive (přechodník) is an archaic form of the verb in the Czech and Slovak language. Nowadays, it is used only occasionally for artistic purposes or in steady expressions. Transgressives were used quite widely in the literal language yet in the beginning of 20th century. For example, Jaroslav Hašek's The Good Soldier Švejk contains a lot of them.

Czech language recognizes present and past transgressives. Present transgressive can express present or future action according to an aspect of the verb, which is derived from.

Examples:

  • Usednuvši u okna, začala plakat. (Having sat down at a window, she begun to cry.) — past transgressive
  • Děti, vidouce babičku, vyběhly ven. (Children, having seen grandma, ran out.) — present transgressive
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