supine tense

English

Noun

supine tense

  1. (grammar) A verb form, used together with a form of the auxiliary verb ha (to have) to create the perfect and pluperfect tenses.

Usage notes

  • Encountered in the Swedish language, in which it is not strictly a tense at all. The preferred term is simply the supine rather than the supine tense.

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