geboren: word order and correct auxiliary verb in the

I guess "is" refers to the auxiliary zijn in 2A,2B and is being used to form the perfectum of geboren. It can''t be passive voice, since passive voice uses "werd", but then why

2024 Feb 12

auxiliar = ancillary / auxiliary | WordReference Forums

¿Qué diferencia hay entre ambos términos? Según el diccionario, ancillary : auxiliar, secundario auxiliary: auxiliar, ayudante Tengo dudas, porque desearía indicar que

2025 Feb 15

stehen versus aufstehen (auxiliary verbs)

The rules for auxiliary verbs are necessarily rules of thumb. Some verbs, like bleiben, defy taxonomy. Hope this helps, Jana How is stehen (to stand) not a change of state?

2025 Apr 21

Can ''better'' be used like an auxiliary verb?

This is a very interesting question. Basically, yes, ''better'' has broken free from the expression ''had better'' and can now be used on its own. Is it some kind of auxiliary verb? It''s

2024 Feb 25

auxiliary verb + not

All the dictionaries and grammar books I have consulted say that "not" followed by an auxiliary negates the auxiliary, as opposed to negating what follows the auxiliary.

2025 Feb 18

will

First, I don''t think we have any grammatical distinction between modal and auxiliary verbs in English, except that the modals don''t have -s in the third person singular.

2025 Sep 22