Meanings
nounauxiliary verb (plural auxiliary verbs)
plural auxiliary verbs
- grammarA verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.
Synonyms: auxiliary, helper verb, helping verb
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.
Opposite
Translations
Bulgarian спомагателен глагол
- спомагателен глагол (spomagatelen glagol)a helping verb
Catalan verb auxiliar, auxiliar
- verb auxiliara helping verb
- auxiliara helping verb
Chinese Mandarin 助動詞 /助动词
- 助動詞 /助动词 (zhùdòngcí)a helping verb
Czech pomocné sloveso
- pomocné slovesoa helping verb
Danish hjælpeudsagnsord, hjælpeverbum
- hjælpeudsagnsorda helping verb
- hjælpeverbuma helping verb
Dutch hulpwerkwoord
- hulpwerkwoorda helping verb
Esperanto helpverbo
- helpverboa helping verb
Finnish apuverbi
- apuverbia helping verb
French verbe auxiliaire, verbe servile
- verbe auxiliairea helping verb
- verbe servilea helping verb
- auxiliairea helping verb
- servilea helping verb
German Auxiliar, Auxiliare
- Auxiliara helping verb
- Auxiliarea helping verb
- Auxiliarverba helping verb
- Hilfsverba helping verb
- Hilfsverbuma helping verb
- Hilfsworta helping verb
- Hilfszeitworta helping verb
Greek βοηθητικό ρήμα
- βοηθητικό ρήμα (voïthitikó ríma)a helping verb
Hungarian segédige
- segédigea helping verb
Icelandic hjálparsögn
- hjálparsögna helping verb
Indonesian kata kerja bantu, verba bantu
- kata kerja bantua helping verb
- verba bantua helping verb
Irish briathar cúnta
- briathar cúntaa helping verb
Italian verbo ausiliare, ausiliare
- verbo ausiliarea helping verb
- ausiliarea helping verb
Japanese 助動詞, 補助動詞
- 助動詞 (jodōshi)a helping verb
- 補助動詞 (hojo dōshi)a helping verb
Korean 조동사
- 조동사 (jodongsa)a helping verb
Latin verbum auxiliare
- verbum auxiliarea helping verb
Latvian palīga darbības vārds
- palīga darbības vārdsa helping verb
Lithuanian pagalbinis veiksmažodis
- pagalbinis veiksmažodisa helping verb
Malay kata kerja bantu
- kata kerja bantua helping verb
Norwegian Bokmål hjelpeverb
- hjelpeverba helping verb
Persian فعل کمکی, فعل معین
- فعل کمکیa helping verb
- فعل معینa helping verb
Polish czasownik posiłkowy
- czasownik posiłkowya helping verb
Portuguese verbo auxiliar
- verbo auxiliara helping verb
Punjabi ਸਹਾਇਕ ਕਿਰਿਆ
- ਸਹਾਇਕ ਕਿਰਿਆ (sahāika kiriā)a helping verb
Romanian verb auxiliar, verb ajutător
- verb auxiliara helping verb
- verb ajutătora helping verb
Russian вспомога́тельный глаго́л
- вспомога́тельный глаго́л (vspomogátelʹnyj glagól)a helping verb
Scottish Gaelic gnìomhair taiceil
- gnìomhair taiceila helping verb
Slovak pomocné sloveso
- pomocné slovesoa helping verb
Spanish verbo auxiliar, auxiliar
- verbo auxiliara helping verb
- auxiliara helping verb
Swedish hjälpverb
- hjälpverba helping verb
Tamil துணைவினை
- துணைவினை (tuṇaiviṉai)a helping verb
Thai กริยานุเคราะห์, กริยาช่วย
- กริยานุเคราะห์ (grì-yaa-nú-krɔ́)a helping verb
- กริยาช่วย (grì-yaa-chûai)a helping verb
Turkish yardımcı fiil, yardımcı eylem
- yardımcı fiila helping verb
- yardımcı eylema helping verb
Ukrainian допомі́жне́ дієсло́во
- допомі́жне́ дієсло́во (dopomížné dijeslóvo)a helping verb
Vietnamese trợ động từ
- trợ động từa helping verb
Welsh berf gynorthwyol
- berf gynorthwyola helping verb
Yiddish הילפֿסווערב
- הילפֿסווערב (hilfsverb)a helping verb
Cite this entry
APA
auxiliary verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxiliary%20verb
MLA
“auxiliary verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxiliary%20verb. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auxiliary verb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxiliary%20verb.
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