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imperfective aspect vs durative

durative vs imperfective aspect

imperfective aspect and durative both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
imperfective aspect Yes No No No
durative Yes No No No
As nouns, durative is a hypernym of imperfective aspect; that is, durative is a word with a broader meaning than imperfective aspect:
  • imperfective aspect: 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 aspect include durative aspect.
imperfective aspect (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 aspect and durative

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