Imperfective
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɪmpɚˈfɛktɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Imperfective is an adjective meaning Of, relating to or having the properties of the imperfective aspect.
Meaning
Of, relating to or having the properties of the imperfective aspect.
More Meanings
- The imperfective aspect; a verb having this aspect.
Example Sentences
Examples of past imperfectives are shown in (42).
Consider, then, the result of applying these tense morphemes to a perfective or an imperfective verb.
Past imperfectives are also unproblematic because imperfectives are mass-like in nature, hence contractible.
These putative indeterminate imperfectives are innovative in form precisely because they add a manner meaning to the range of lexical meanings available to Proto-Slavic motion verbs.
Word Forms
- imperfectives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include perfective, atelic, aorist, aoristic, aspectual, durative.
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