Definition
Describing a verb that shows someone making or causing something to happen or become a certain way, like 'paint the house red' where 'paint' is factitive.
Etymology
From Latin 'facere' (to make) plus suffix '-itive' (relating to action). Entered English grammar terminology in the 19th century as linguists developed more precise ways to describe how verbs function.
Kelly Says
Every language has factitive verbs—they're the magical verbs that let us describe creation and transformation. English speakers use them constantly without knowing the name: 'make it bigger,' 'turn it green,' 'let it dry.' It's a universal human way of thinking about cause and effect.
Translations
CSČeština
faktivistický
fak-ti-vis-ti-cky
DADansk
faktivistisk
fak-ti-vis-tisk
DEDeutsch
faktivistisch
fak-ti-vis-tisch
ELΕλληνικά
επαληθευτικός
e-pa-le-theu-ti-kos
ESEspañol
factitivo
fak-ti-ti-vo
FISuomi
faktiivinen
fak-ti-i-vi-nen
FRFrançais
factitif
fak-ti-tif
HIहिन्दी
कार्यवाही
kaar-ya-va-hee
HUMagyar
ténybeli
te-ny-be-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersifat faktif
ber-si-fat fak-tif
ITItaliano
factitivo
fak-ti-ti-vo
MSBahasa Melayu
faktif
fak-tif
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုလုပ်
pyu-lu-p
NLNederlands
factitief
fak-ti-tief
NONorsk
faktivistisk
fak-ti-vis-tisk
PLPolski
faktyczny
fak-t-yч-ny
PTPortuguês
factitivo
fak-ti-ti-vo
RUРусский
фактивистский
fak-tiv-ist-skiy
SVSvenska
faktitiv
fak-ti-tiv
SWKiswahili
ukweli
u-kwe-li
THไทย
การกระทำ
gaan-kra-ta-m
TLTL
pangyayari
pang-ya-ya-ri
TRTürkçe
gerçekleştirici
ger-cek-le-sti-ri-ci
UKУкраїнська
фактичний
fak-tych-nyy
VITiếng Việt
thực hiện
thực-hiện
ZUZU
empilisi
em-pi-li-si