perfective

9.4

A verb form that shows an action is finished

noun
/pərˈfɛktɪv/

Specialized

: perfectivo

Baugh terms this latter example "perfective done," which indicates "completed actions."

Examples

Using the perfective form of the verb, she expressed that she had finished the project.
In grammar, the perfective aspect indicates that the action has been completed.
And now social media is added to that, where young people are seeing these flawless, perfective images, and they're thinking that that's real and it's not.
The perfective aspect in this sentence shows that the task was done yesterday.

Synonyms

perfect

vsperfective

Specialized

3 7.7

A verb tense that shows an action finished before now or before another action

focuses on completion itself, not on timing relative to now

perfectivity

vsperfective

Specialized

9.9

A verb form that shows an action is finished

is the more common term for the same grammatical aspect

perfective aspect

vsperfective

Specialized

9.2

A way to show that a verb describes a finished action

focuses on completed events rather than ongoing processes

perfective verb

vsperfective

Specialized

9.8

A verb form that shows an action is finished

describes the aspect of verbs as completed rather than their tense

completive

vsperfective

Specialized

9.9

A word or ending that shows an action is finished

refers to the aspect of completion rather than just its marking form

Antonyms

imperfective

Specialized

9.5

A verb form that shows an action or state is not finished

Compounds

perfective aspect

Specialized

9.2

A way to show that a verb describes a finished action

perfective tense

Specialized

8.2

A verb form that shows an action has finished and focuses on the result

perfective verb

Specialized

9.8

A verb form that shows an action is finished

Surface Forms

perfective singular

perfectives plural

Morphology

perfective = perfective (semi-transparent) = perfect + ive

The noun is formed by conversion from the adjective 'perfective', but the grammatical term is somewhat specialized and not fully predictable from the base alone.

Etymology

Perfective comes from perfect ('made complete'), the same idea you see in the word complete, meaning done 'completely'. So a perfective verb shows an action that is finished.