Dictionary

frequentative aspect en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable) 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.

Relateds

semelfactive aspect · imperfective aspect · perfective aspect · aorist aspect

Synonyms

iterative aspect

Translations (6)

ru многокра́тный вид (grammatical subclass of the imperfective aspect) · es frecuentativo (grammatical subclass of the imperfective aspect) · la frequentativum (grammatical subclass of the imperfective aspect) · pl aspekt frekwentatywny (grammatical subclass of the imperfective aspect) · de Frequentativum (grammatical subclass of the imperfective aspect) · fr fréquentatif (grammatical subclass of the imperfective aspect)