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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesno gramatical
Pronunciation / Transliteration: no ɡɾamaˈtikal
"La frase 'Ella va a la tienda' es no gramatical."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not conforming to the rules of grammar.
"The sentence 'She go to the store' is ungrammatical." - 2
Describing a phrase or sentence that violates grammatical norms.
"Using 'hims' instead of 'him' is ungrammatical."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'ungrammatical' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with 'grammatical', which comes from the Greek 'grammatikos', meaning 'of letters' or 'pertaining to grammar'. The word has evolved through Middle English and has been used since the late 19th century to describe constructions that do not conform to the rules of grammar.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ungrammatical" is said worldwide
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non grammatical
Transliteration: nɔ̃ ɡʁamatikal
"La phrase 'Elle va au magasin' est non grammatical."
grammatikalisch falsch
Transliteration: ɡʁamatiˈkaːlɪʃ faʁʃ
"Der Satz 'Sie gehen zum Laden' ist grammatikalisch falsch."
non grammaticale
Transliteration: non ɡrammaˈtikale
"La frase 'Lei va al negozio' è non grammaticale."
no gramatical
Transliteration: no ɡɾamaˈtikal
"La frase 'Ella va a la tienda' es no gramatical."
não gramatical
Transliteration: nɐ̃w ɡɾɐmɐˈtikaw
"A frase 'Ela vai à loja' é não gramatical."
ग्रामर से बाहर
Transliteration: grāmar se bāhar
"वाक्य 'वह दुकान जाती है' ग्रामर से बाहर है।"
不语法
Transliteration: bù yǔfǎ
"句子 '她去商店' 是不语法的。"
문법적이지 않은
Transliteration: munbeopjeogiji anheun
"문장 '그녀는 가게에 간다'는 문법적이지 않다."
文法的でない
Transliteration: bunpōteki de nai
"文 '彼女は店に行く' は文法的でない。"
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