iterative aspect

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

iterative aspect

1. (grammar): The iterative aspect refers to a subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action. An example in English would be the iterative verb "to sniffle," as opposed to the noniterative "to sniff."

[edit] Synonyms

• frequentative

[edit] Translations

• French: fréquentatif m.
• German: Frequentativum n.,
• Latin: frequentativum n.
• Russian: многократный вид ru(ru) (mnogokrátnyj vid) m.
• Macedonian: повторлив вид (póvtorliv vid) m.
• Spanish: frecuentativo m.

[edit] See also

• aorist aspect
• imperfective aspect
• perfective aspect
• semelfactive aspect
• Wikipedia article on grammatical aspect
• Wikipedia article on iterative aspect