imperfective aspect

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

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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.

If the root meaning is iterative or durative, such as 'to go', the verb belongs to the imperfective aspect and forms a root present.

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