"semelfactive aspect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: semelfactive aspects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} semelfactive aspect (plural semelfactive aspects)
  1. (grammar) A subclass of perfective verbs that denotes a momentary or punctiliar action (e.g., to sneeze, to blink). Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: momentane Related terms: aorist aspect, imperfective aspect, iterative aspect, perfective aspect Translations (grammar aspect): semelfactief [masculine] (Dutch), Semelfaktiv [masculine] (German), 単一の相 (tan'itsú no sō) (alt: たんいつのそう) (Japanese), semelfactivus [masculine] (Latin), aspecto semelfactivo [masculine] (Portuguese), однокра́тный вид (odnokrátnyj vid) [masculine] (Russian), trenutnodovršni vid [masculine] (Slovene)
    Sense id: en-semelfactive_aspect-en-noun-j34Rj~TS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for semelfactive aspect meaning in English (2.4kB)

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