imperfective | (n) aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb, Syn. imperfective aspect |
perfective | (n) a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect), Syn. perfect, perfective tense, perfect tense |
perfective | (n) the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action, Syn. perfective aspect |
Perfective | a. Actions perfective of their natures. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ] |
perfective | n. |
Perfectively | adv. In a perfective manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
れる;られる | [reru ; rareru] (aux-v, v1) (1) (れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs) (See 未然形, 迷惑の受身・めいわくのうけみ) indicates passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive"); (2) (no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる) (See ら抜き言葉・らぬきことば) indicates the potential form; (3) (no imperative form) indicates spontaneous occurrence; (4) (hon) (no imperative form) used as an honorific for others' actions #41 [Add to Longdo] |
う | [u] (aux-v) (1) (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives) indicates speculation; (2) indicates will; (3) indicates invitation #63 [Add to Longdo] |
せる;させる | [seru ; saseru] (aux-v, v1) (1) (せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す) auxiliary verb indicating the causative; (2) (hum) (usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc.) auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; (3) auxiliary verb used to make verbs more "active"; (4) (hon) (as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc.) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions #540 [Add to Longdo] |
ざるべからず | [zarubekarazu] (exp, aux) (arch) (attaches to the imperfective form; from ざり + べし) (See なければならない, なくてはならない・2) must (do, be) [Add to Longdo] |
ずして | [zushite] (conj, aux) (attaches to the imperfective form) (See ないで・1) without doing; not being [Add to Longdo] |
ずとも | [zutomo] (conj, aux) (attaches to the imperfective form) even without doing; even without being [Add to Longdo] |
ずに | [zuni] (conj, aux) (attaches to the imperfective form) (See ないで・1) without doing [Add to Longdo] |
完結相 | [かんけつそう, kanketsusou] (n) { ling } perfective aspect [Add to Longdo] |
不定過去 | [ふていかこ;ふじょうかこ, futeikako ; fujoukako] (n) { ling } aorist tense (Greek); past-perfective tense [Add to Longdo] |
未然形 | [みぜんけい, mizenkei] (n) { ling } imperfective form [Add to Longdo] |