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auxiliary verb

 
 
noun [C]

Translation

a verb which is used with another verb to form tenses, negatives, and questions. In English the auxiliary verbs are 'be', 'have', and 'do'.
yardımcı fiil
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(Definition of auxiliary verb noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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