imperfect

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt

Definitions

Something having a minor flaw.
A tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous.

Equivalents

Españolimperfecto

Françaisimparfait

Deutschfehlerhaft Imperfekt Imperfektummangelhaft unvollkommen unvollständig

24 more languages

العربيةناقص ناقص-غير كامل

Azərbaycan diliqeyri-kamil

Bosanskiimperfekat imperfekt sekundaимперфекат имперфект

Catalàimperfecte imperfet

Češtinanedokonalý patvar

Ελληνικάατελής ελαττωματικός ελλιπήςπαρατατικός πλημμελής υποτυπώδης

Esperantoimperfekto

فارسیناقص

Suomiepätäydellinen imperfekti kertomasekunda vajavainen

Gaeilgeanfhoirfe

Hrvatskiimperfekat imperfekt sekundaимперфекат имперфект

Magyarbefejezetlen folyamatos tökéletlen

Italianoimperfetta imperfetto

日本語不完全な訳あり

ភាសាខ្មែរខ្ចោះ

Latinaimperfectum imperfectus

Nederlandsimperfect onvolmaakt onvoltooid verleden tijd

Polskiniedoskonały

Portuguêsimperfeito

Русскийимперфект несоверше́нное вре́мя несовершенный

Српскиimperfekat imperfekt sekundaимперфекат имперфект

Svenskaimperfekt

Türkçekusurlu noksan

Українськанедосконалий

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

imperfect authentic cadence imperfect fungi imperfect indicative imperfect rhyme imperfect subjunctive imperfect tense

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