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durative vs imperfective

imperfective vs durative

durative and imperfective both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
durative Yes No No No
imperfective Yes No No No
As nouns, imperfective is a hyponym of durative; that is, imperfective is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than durative:
  • durative: the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
  • imperfective: aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb
Other hyponyms of durative include imperfective aspect, progressive aspect.
durative (noun) imperfective (noun)
the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb
Difference between durative and imperfective

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