frequentative aspect

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Frequentative

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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.

Synonyms

• iterative aspect

Translations

grammatical subclass of the imperfective aspect

French: fréquentatif (fr) m German: Frequentativum n Latin: frequentativum n Polish: aspekt frekwentatywny m Russian: многокра́тный вид m (mnogokrátnyj vid) Spanish: frecuentativo m

See also

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