perfective vs tense

tense vs perfective

perfective and tense both are nouns.

perfective is not an adjective while tense is an adjective.

perfective is not a verb while tense is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perfective	Yes	No	No	No
tense	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, tense is a hypernym of perfective; that is, tense is a word with a broader meaning than perfective:

perfective: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
tense: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

perfective (noun)	tense (noun)
the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action	a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

perfective (adjective)	tense (adjective)
	taut or rigid; stretched tight
	pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
	in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

perfective (verb)	tense (verb)
	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
	become tense, nervous, or uneasy
	increase the tension on
	become stretched or tense or taut

Difference between perfective and tense

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