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Perfective vs Imperfectivization - What's the difference?

perfective | imperfectivization |

As nouns the difference between perfective and imperfectivization

is that perfective is a perfective verb form while imperfectivization is the creation of imperfective verb forms from perfective verb stems.

As an adjective perfective

is of, or relative to the perfect tense or perfective aspect.

perfective

English

(Perfective aspect)

Adjective

  • (grammar) of, or relative to the perfect tense or perfective aspect.
  • (obsolete) Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
  • * Fuller
    • A perfective alteration.
  • * Ray
    • Actions perfective of their natures.

    Antonyms

    * (grammar) imperfective

    Derived terms

    * perfectiveness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) a perfective verb form

    • imperfectivization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (linguistics) The creation of imperfective verb forms from perfective verb stems.