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imperfective vs durative aspect

durative aspect vs imperfective

imperfective and durative aspect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
imperfective Yes No No No
durative aspect Yes No No No
As nouns, durative aspect is a hypernym of imperfective; that is, durative aspect 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 aspect: the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
Other hypernyms of imperfective include durative.
imperfective (noun) durative aspect (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 aspect

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