Perfective Aspect (Noun)
Meaning
The aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The use of the perfective aspect in language expresses that a specific action has been completed and has reached its endpoint.
- In English, the perfective aspect can often be indicated by adding the present or past form of 'have' to the past participle of a verb.
- Sentences in the perfective aspect typically convey that an action was finished at a previous time.
- The Russian language utilizes a system of verb conjugation that relies heavily on the distinction between perfective and imperfective aspect.
- A number of Slavic languages show the perfective aspect explicitly, using forms such as the verb suffixes or prefixes that form the perfective verb.