iterative aspect
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[edit] Noun
- (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."
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[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.