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imperfective aspect vs durative aspect

durative aspect vs imperfective aspect

imperfective aspect and durative aspect both are nouns.

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

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