finite verb

American  

[fahy-nahyt vurb] / ˈfaɪ naɪt ˌvɜrb /

noun

Grammar.

1. a verb form that distinguishes person, number, and tense, as well as mood or aspect: in She works from home, the verb works indicates a third-person singular subject (she ), present tense, and indicative mood, the mood used for ordinary statements and questions about facts.

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Etymology

Origin of finite verb

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

A Noun or a Pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

The nominative case is that form or state of a noun or pronoun, which usually denotes the subject of a finite verb.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

When the noun or pronoun is the subject of a finite verb; that is, a verb other than an infinitive.

From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas

As for the verb, Sweet has well said that “the really characteristic feature of the English finite verb is its inability to stand alone without a pronominal prefix.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

The nominative case is that form or state of a noun or pronoun, which usually denotes the subject of a finite verb.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold