Something that causes a continuation.
Used in a Sentence
continuative
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for continuative.
Editorial note
Japanese verbs have too conjunctive forms: te-form and ren'youkei[1] (continuative form).
Examples4
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
Something that causes a continuation.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of continuative gathered in one view.
Of or pertaining to continuation.
(linguistics) A durative.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for continuative.
noun
Something that causes a continuation.
adjective
Of or pertaining to continuation.
noun
(linguistics) A durative.
adjective
(linguistics) Durative.
Example sentences
Japanese verbs have too conjunctive forms: te-form and ren'youkei[1] (continuative form).
In Italy, not so long ago, there was just one national (country ran) TLC company (SIP) which at the time had almost prohibitive costs for connecting to the Internet and using it in a continuative way.
More precisely, the verb is 折る (oru) and 折り (ori) is the continuative/noun form, 連用形 (ren’youkei), so it’s “folding paper”.
Quote examples
More precisely, the verb is 折る (oru) and 折り (ori) is the continuative/noun form, 連用形 (ren’youkei), so it’s “folding paper”.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use continuative in a sentence?
Japanese verbs have too conjunctive forms: te-form and ren'youkei[1] (continuative form).
What does continuative mean?
Something that causes a continuation.
What part of speech is continuative?
continuative is commonly used as noun, adjective.