Formative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function

capable of forming new cells and tissues

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹmətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːmətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːmətˌɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹmətˌɪv/.

Examples

a formative zone in developing bone
a formative influence
a formative experience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plastic shaping

Parts of Speech

noun	minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
adjective	capable of forming new cells and tissues “a formative zone in developing bone”
adjective	forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning “a formative influence”

Word Forms

form

verb

establish or impress firmly in the mind

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

prägend

minimale Spracheinheit, die eine syntaktische (oder morphologische) Funktion hat

🇫🇷French

formatif

unité linguistique minimale qui a une fonction syntaxique (ou morphologique)

🇪🇸Spanish

formativo

unidad lingüística mínima que tiene una función sintáctica (o morfológica)

🇮🇹Italian

formativo

unità linguistica minima che ha una funzione sintattica (o morfologica).

🇳🇱Dutch

vormend

minimale taaleenheid die een syntactische (of morfologische) functie heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

formativo

unidade mínima de linguagem que possui uma função sintática (ou morfológica)

🇷🇺Russian

формирующий

минимальная языковая единица, выполняющая синтаксическую (или морфологическую) функцию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रचनात्मक

न्यूनतम भाषा इकाई जिसमें वाक्यात्मक (या रूपात्मक) कार्य होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গঠনমূলক

ন্যূনতম ভাষা একক যার একটি সিনট্যাকটিক (বা রূপগত) ফাংশন রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

உருவாக்கும்

தொடரியல் (அல்லது உருவவியல்) செயல்பாட்டைக் கொண்ட குறைந்தபட்ச மொழி அலகு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్మాణాత్మకమైన

వాక్యనిర్మాణం (లేదా పదనిర్మాణం) ఫంక్షన్‌ను కలిగి ఉండే కనీస భాషా యూనిట్

🇮🇳Marathi

रचनात्मक

किमान भाषा एकक ज्यामध्ये वाक्यरचना (किंवा मॉर्फोलॉजिकल) कार्य आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રચનાત્મક

ન્યૂનતમ ભાષા એકમ કે જે સિન્ટેક્ટિક (અથવા મોર્ફોલોજિકલ) કાર્ય ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೂಪಿಸುವ

ಸಿಂಟ್ಯಾಕ್ಟಿಕ್ (ಅಥವಾ ರೂಪವಿಜ್ಞಾನ) ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ಭಾಷಾ ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രൂപപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന

വാക്യഘടന (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ രൂപഘടന) പ്രവർത്തനമുള്ള ഏറ്റവും കുറഞ്ഞ ഭാഷാ യൂണിറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਚਨਾਤਮਕ

ਨਿਊਨਤਮ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਇਕਾਈ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਟੈਕਟਿਕ (ਜਾਂ ਰੂਪ ਵਿਗਿਆਨਿਕ) ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تشکیل دینے والا

کم سے کم زبان کی اکائی جس میں نحوی (یا مورفولوجیکل) کام ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

形成性的

具有句法（或形态）功能的最小语言单元

🇯🇵Japanese

形成的な

構文的 (または形態学的) 機能を持つ最小の言語単位

🇰🇷Korean

조형적인

구문론적(또는 형태론적) 기능을 가진 최소 언어 단위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hình thành

đơn vị ngôn ngữ tối thiểu có chức năng cú pháp (hoặc hình thái)

🇹🇭Thai

ก่อสร้าง

หน่วยภาษาขั้นต่ำที่มีฟังก์ชันวากยสัมพันธ์ (หรือสัณฐานวิทยา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

formatif

satuan bahasa minimal yang mempunyai fungsi sintaksis (atau morfologis).

🇵🇭Filipino

mapaghubog

minimal na yunit ng wika na may syntactic (o morphological) function

🇲🇾Malay

formatif

unit bahasa minimum yang mempunyai fungsi sintaksis (atau morfologi).

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تكويني

الحد الأدنى من الوحدة اللغوية التي لها وظيفة نحوية (أو صرفية).

🇮🇷Persian

تکوینی

حداقل واحد زبانی که عملکرد نحوی (یا صرفی) دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

biçimlendirici

Sözdizimsel (veya morfolojik) bir işlevi olan minimal dil birimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעַצֵב

יחידת שפה מינימלית שיש לה פונקציה תחבירית (או מורפולוגית).

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