frequentative aspect

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frequentative aspect

noun

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.
Similar: iterative aspect

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noun grammatical subclass of the imperfective aspect

Español	frecuentativo
Français	fréquentatif
Deutsch	Frequentativum
Русский	многокра́тный вид mnogokrátnyj vid

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@misc{frequentative_aspect_2026,
  title = {frequentative aspect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frequentative%20aspect},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}