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Perfective (Noun)

A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect).

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

The perfective tense is used to describe an action that has been completed, such as "I have eaten breakfast".
In Russian, the perfective aspect is used to describe completed actions, like "я прочитал книгу" meaning "I have read the book".
The perfective tense is often used in formal or written language to convey a sense of completion, as in "the project has been finished".
In linguistics, the perfective aspect is a grammatical aspect that describes an action that has been completed, like "I have learned French".
The perfective tense is used to describe an action that has been completed and has a specific endpoint, such as "I have graduated from college".

The aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action.

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

The perfective aspect of the verb "write" emphasizes that the action of writing is completed.
In Russian, the perfective form of the verb "to read" is used to indicate that the reading is finished.
The perfective aspect is often used in Slavic languages to express a completed action with a specific endpoint.
The verb "to paint" in its perfective form implies that the painting is finished and complete.
In linguistics, the perfective is a grammatical aspect that views an action as a whole, from start to finish.