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perfective

  • /pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/

Rhymes with -ɛktɪv

adjective more perfective · most perfective

  1. Of, or relative to, the perfective aspect.

    Opposite: imperfective

  2. Of, or relative to, a perfect tense.
  3. obsolete Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection. a perfective alteration

noun perfectives

  1. A perfective verb form.

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adj related to the perfect tense or perfective aspect

Españolperfectivo
日本語完了 kanryō
中文完整 wánzhěng
Portuguêsperfectivo, perfetivo
Françaisperfectif
Deutschperfektiv
Italianoperfettivo
Românăperfectiv
Русскийсоверше́нный soveršénnyj
עבריתמֻגְמָר mugmár

noun perfective verb form

中文完成式 wánchéngshì
Portuguêsperfectivo
Françaisperfectif
Русскийсоверше́нный вид soveršénnyj vid

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@misc{perfective_2026,
  title = {perfective},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perfective},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}