verbiketju

== Finnish == === Etymology === verbi +‎ ketju === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋerbiˌketju/, [ˈʋe̞rbiˌk̟e̞t̪ju] Rhymes: -etju Syllabification(key): ver‧bi‧ket‧ju Hyphenation(key): verbi‧ketju === Noun === verbiketju (grammar) A multiword verb construct comprising two verbs, the former of which is a modal or abstract verb and the latter the main verb in an infinite form (infinitive or participle). ==== Usage notes ==== The difference between verbiliitto and verbiketju in Finnish grammar is somewhat hard to define, but generally speaking, constructs of the former type are more lexicalized. ==== Declension ====