"frequentative aspect" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} frequentative aspect (uncountable)
  1. (grammar) A subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action. An example in English would be the frequentative verb to crackle, as opposed to the nonfrequentative to crack. Wikipedia link: Frequentative Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: iterative aspect Related terms: aorist aspect, imperfective aspect, perfective aspect, semelfactive aspect Translations (grammatical subclass of the imperfective aspect): fréquentatif [masculine] (French), Frequentativum [neuter] (German), frequentativum [neuter] (Latin), многокра́тный вид (mnogokrátnyj vid) [masculine] (Russian), frecuentativo [masculine] (Spanish)
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