perfectivity
- noun
- /pərˈfɛktɪvɪti/
- Specialized
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perfectividad
- The teacher explained perfectivity by showing how it marks actions as complete in phrases like 'I have finished my homework.'
Examples
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Grammatical perfectivity allows speakers to convey that an action has finished, which is essential in storytelling.
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In languages that distinguish between perfectivity and imperfectivity, the perfectivity of a verb indicates that the action has been completed.
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The simple present tense, because of its perfectivity, is adapted in nonliterary contexts such as sports commentaries for the purposes of narration.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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A verb tense that shows an action finished before now or before another action
A verb form that shows an action is finished
A way to show that a verb describes a finished action
A verb form that shows an action is finished
A verb form that shows an action has finished and focuses on the result
A word or ending that shows an action is finished
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
perfectivity = perfective (transparent) = perfect + ive + ity
Formed by the standard nominalization of the adjective 'perfective' with -ity; the meaning (the property of being perfective, i.e. the grammatical aspect) follows directly from the base.
Etymology
The word perfectivity comes from perfect ('complete') and the ending -ity ('the state of'). In grammar it names the idea behind perfective, which marks actions as finished, so it means the 'state of' a verb showing a completed action.