imperfective aspect

Noun

uncountable

(grammar) A feature of a verb which denotes that its action or condition does not have a fixed temporal boundary, but is habitual, unfinished, continuous, repetitive or in progress.

Japanese Meaning

不完了相：動作・状態が完了しておらず、継続的、反復的、または進行中であることを示す文法的特徴。 / 未完了相：完了を示さない動詞の形で、行動や状態が一定の完結性を持たず、繰り返しや進行中であることを示す。

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In her linguistics seminar, Maria explained how the imperfective aspect conveys ongoing or habitual actions across different languages.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女の言語学のセミナーで、マリアは未完了相が異なる言語において進行中や習慣的、境界の定まらない動作をどのように表すかを説明した。

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(grammar) A feature of a verb which denotes that its action or condition does not have a fixed temporal boundary, but is habitual, unfinished, continuous, repetitive or in progress.

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