Meanings
nounperfective aspect (uncountable)
alternative pf.
- uncountablegrammarA feature of the verb which denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a completed whole, rather than from within the event as it unfolds. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". Since the focus is on the completion of what is expressed by the verb, this aspect is generally associated with the past and future tenses. This term is often used interchangeably with aorist aspect. This is not to be confused with the perfect tense.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian свъ́ршен вид
- свъ́ршен вид (svắršen vid)grammatical term
Chinese Mandarin 完成體 /完成体
- 完成體 /完成体 (wánchéngtǐ)grammatical term
Czech dokonavý vid
- dokonavý vidgrammatical term
Finnish perfektiivinen aspekti
- perfektiivinen aspektigrammatical term
French perfectif
- perfectifgrammatical term
German Perfektum
- Perfektumgrammatical term
Greek αόριστος, συνοπτική όψη
- αόριστος (aóristos)grammatical term
- συνοπτική όψη (synoptikí ópsi)grammatical term
Hungarian befejezett szemlélet/igeszemlélet/aspektus
- befejezett szemlélet/igeszemlélet/aspektusgrammatical term
Italian perfetto
- perfettogrammatical term
Japanese 完了相
- 完了相 (kanryōsō)grammatical term
Korean 완료상, 완료체
- 완료상 (wallyosang)grammatical term
- 완료체 (wallyoche)grammatical term
Latin perfectum
- perfectumgrammatical term
Polish aspekt dokonany
- aspekt dokonanygrammatical term
Portuguese perfeito
- perfeitogrammatical term
Romanian aspect perfectiv
- aspect perfectivgrammatical term
Russian соверше́нный вид
- соверше́нный вид (soveršénnyj vid)grammatical term
Slovak dokonavý vid
- dokonavý vidgrammatical term
Spanish perfecto
- perfectogrammatical term
Swedish perfektiv aspekt
- perfektiv aspektgrammatical term
Tagalog naganap
- naganapgrammatical term
Turkish bitmişlik görünüşü
- bitmişlik görünüşügrammatical term
Ukrainian доко́наний вид
- доко́наний вид (dokónanyj vyd)grammatical term
Vietnamese thể hoàn thành
- thể hoàn thànhgrammatical term
Cite this entry
APA
perfective aspect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfective%20aspect
MLA
“perfective aspect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfective%20aspect. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perfective aspect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfective%20aspect.
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