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pluperfect vs perfect

perfect vs pluperfect

pluperfect and perfect both are nouns.

pluperfect and perfect both are adjectives.

pluperfect is not a verb while perfect is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pluperfect Yes Yes No No
perfect Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, perfect is a hypernym of pluperfect; that is, perfect is a word with a broader meaning than pluperfect:
  • pluperfect: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
  • perfect: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
Other hypernyms of pluperfect include perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense.
pluperfect (noun) perfect (noun)
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
pluperfect (adjective) perfect (adjective)
more than perfect being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
precisely accurate or exact
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
pluperfect (verb) perfect (verb)
make perfect or complete
Difference between pluperfect and perfect

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