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Imperfective

Noun CEFR C1
ˌɪmpɚˈfɛktɪv

Definitions

The imperfective aspect; a verb having this aspect.

Equivalents

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Examples

“Examples of past imperfectives are shown in (42).”
“These putative indeterminate imperfectives are innovative in form⟳ precisely because they add⟳ a manner meaning to the range of lexical meanings available to Proto-Slavic motion verbs.”
“Past imperfectives are also unproblematic because imperfectives are mass-like in nature, hence contractible.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

imperfective aspect imperfectiveness imperfectivization Imperfectly Imperfectness Imperfects

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