Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfective verb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: per-fec-tive verb
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a verb form expressing action as complete or as implying the notion of completion, conclusion, or result.

Example Sentences

"Perfective verbs are commonly formed from imperfective ones by the addition of a prefix, or else the imperfective verb is formed from the perfective one by modification of the stem or ending."

Questions

What does perfective verb mean?: a verb form expressing action as complete or as implying the notion of completion, conclusion, or result.

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