irregular verb

noun

A verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation.

Meanings

nounirregular verb (plural irregular verbs)

plural irregular verbs

  1. A verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλον ῥῆμα
  • ἀνώμαλον ῥῆμα (anṓmalon rhêma)verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Arabic فِعْل غَيْر مُنْتَظِم, فِعْل شَاذّ
  • فِعْل غَيْر مُنْتَظِم (fiʕl ḡayr muntaẓim)verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
  • فِعْل شَاذّ (fiʕl šāḏḏ)verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Bulgarian непра́вилен глаго́л
  • непра́вилен глаго́л (neprávilen glagól)verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Catalan verb irregular
  • verb irregularverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Chinese Mandarin 不規則動詞 /不规则动词
  • 不規則動詞 /不规则动词 (bùguīzé dòngcí)verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Czech nepravidelné sloveso
  • nepravidelné slovesoverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Danish uregelmæssigt verbum
  • uregelmæssigt verbumverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Estonian ebareeglipärane tegusõna
  • ebareeglipärane tegusõnaverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Finnish epäsäännöllinen verbi
  • epäsäännöllinen verbiverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
French verbe irrégulier
  • verbe irrégulierverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
German unregelmäßiges Zeitwort, unregelmäßiges Verb
  • unregelmäßiges Zeitwortverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
  • unregelmäßiges Verbverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
  • irreguläres Verbverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Greek ανώμαλο ρήμα
  • ανώμαλο ρήμα (anómalo ríma)verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Hungarian rendhagyó ige
  • rendhagyó igeverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Icelandic óregluleg sögn
  • óregluleg sögnverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Italian verbo irregolare
  • verbo irregolareverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Japanese 不規則動詞
  • 不規則動詞 (fukisoku dōshi)verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Korean 불규칙 동사
  • 불규칙 동사 (bulgyuchik dongsa)verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Latin anomalum verbum, verbum anomalum
  • anomalum verbumverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
  • verbum anomalumverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Norwegian Bokmål uregelmessig verb
  • uregelmessig verbverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Polish czasownik nieregularny
  • czasownik nieregularnyverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Portuguese verbo irregular
  • verbo irregularverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Romanian verb neregulat
  • verb neregulatverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Russian непра́вильный глаго́л
  • непра́вильный глаго́л (neprávilʹnyj glagól)verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Scottish Gaelic gnìomhair neo-riaghailteach
  • gnìomhair neo-riaghailteachverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Slovak nepravidelné sloveso
  • nepravidelné slovesoverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Spanish verbo irregular
  • verbo irregularverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Swedish oregelbundet verb
  • oregelbundet verbverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Tagalog pandiwang di-karaniwan
  • pandiwang di-karaniwanverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Turkish düzensiz eylem, düzensiz fiil
  • düzensiz eylemverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
  • düzensiz fiilverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Ukrainian непра́вильне дієсло́во
  • непра́вильне дієсло́во (neprávylʹne dijeslóvo)verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Vietnamese động từ bất quy tắc
  • động từ bất quy tắcverb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation
Cite this entry
APA

irregular verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregular%20verb

MLA

“irregular verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregular%20verb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irregular verb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregular%20verb.

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