stative in English
adjective
1
(of a verb) expressing a state or condition rather than an activity or event, such as be or know , as opposed to run or grow.
On the one hand, then, it can be taken as a representation of the semantic structure of be; at the same time, it can be taken as a schematic representation of any stative verb.
noun
1
a stative verb.
On the other hand, some imperfectives are compatible with both present simple and present progressive, whereas others - the so-called statives , as in - are compatible only with the simple present.
Use "stative" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "stative" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "stative", or refer to the context using the word "stative" in the English Dictionary.
1. The term "Arawak" is often used to cover the closely related Taíno language of the Caribbean islands. Arawak has an active–stative syntax
2. There are also a number of verbal endings added to the infinitive to form the stative and are regarded by some linguists as a "fourth" set of personal pronouns.