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imperfective
[im-per-fek-tiv]
adjective
noting an aspect of the verb, as in Russian, that indicates incompleteness of the action or state at a temporal point of reference.
noun
the imperfective aspect.
a verb in this aspect.
imperfective
/ ˌɪəˈɛɪ /
adjective
denoting an aspect of the verb in some languages, including English, used to indicate that the action is in progress without regard to its completion Compare perfective
noun
the imperfective aspect of a verb
a verb in this aspect
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˌˈڱپ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of imperfective1
Example Sentences
The "imperfective" is where nothing definitely happens but only goes on indefinitely "becoming."
But never has this "imperfective" been so exclusively paramount as now.
Very "imperfective" and hardly a "story," it is nevertheless done with sober and conscientious craftsmanship, very much like Bunin and very unlike the usual idea we have of Pilniak.
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