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I.perfective [Brit pəˈfɛktɪv, Am pərˈfɛktɪv] LING N

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perfective (verb)

verbe m perfectif

perfective (aspect)

aspect m perfectif

II.perfective [Brit pəˈfɛktɪv, Am pərˈfɛktɪv] LING ADJ

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It should not be confused with the perfective aspect, which refers to the viewing of an action as a single (but not necessarily prior) event. en.wikipedia.org

Both imperfective and perfective verbs have such tense (there is no difference in their conjugation). en.wikipedia.org

But if other prefixes are added, modifying the meaning, the verb becomes perfective: "za pisati" (to write down) or "pre pisati" (to copy by hand). en.wikipedia.org

The perfective, though displaying a number of irregularities and morphophonemic adjustments, is the simplest, being just the verb stem followed by the agreement vowel. en.wikipedia.org

Often telicity is superficially similar to the perfective aspect, and one can find descriptions such as roughly perfective/imperfective. en.wikipedia.org

The terminology around the stative, perfective and imperfective aspects can be confusing. en.wikipedia.org

As an unmarked verb, it can refer both to present and to perfective. en.wikipedia.org

A verb in the perfective aspect causes its arguments to be marked using an ergative pattern, while the imperfective aspect triggers accusative marking. en.wikipedia.org

The perfective and imperfective need not occur together in the same utterance; indeed they more often do not. en.wikipedia.org

However, on the contrary of regular verbs, when the base form is used alone it represents the imperfective aspect and not the perfective aspect. en.wikipedia.org

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