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imperfective vs durative

durative vs imperfective

imperfective and durative both are nouns.

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

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