iterative aspect

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iterative aspect

noun

  1. uncountable A subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a continuously repeated action. An example in English would be the iterative verb sniffle, as opposed to the noniterative sniff.

    Similar: aspect

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noun subclass of imperfective verbs

Españolfrecuentativo
Françaisfréquentatif
DeutschFrequentativum
Русскиймногокра́тный вид mnogokrátnyj vid

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@misc{iterative_aspect_2026,
  title = {iterative aspect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iterative%20aspect},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}