A verb that expresses a state or condition rather than an action; typically not used in the progressive or changes meaning when used in progressive form (e.g., know, like).
『知っている』や『好きだ』は典型的な状態動詞だ。
'Know' and 'like' are typical examples of stative verbs.
状態動詞は通常、進行形にしないか、進行形にすると意味が変わることが多い。
Stative verbs are usually not put into the progressive, or their meaning often changes when they are.
動態動詞と区別して状態動詞を学ぶと、英語の時制や日本語表現の違いが分かりやすい。
Learning stative verbs as distinct from dynamic verbs makes it easier to understand differences in tenses in English and expressions in Japanese.