aktionsart
See also: Aktionsart
English
Etymology
From German Aktionsart, from Aktion (“action”) + Art (“kind, sort”). Attested in English from the 19th century.
Noun
aktionsart (countable and uncountable, plural aktionsarten or aktionsart or aktionsarts)
- (grammar) A property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Aktionsart.
Hyponyms
- state, a predicate that does not change over time
- occurrence, a predicate that changes in or over time
- achievement, a predicate that changes in an instant
- accomplishment, a predicate that changes over time and has a natural endpoint
- activity, a predicate that changes over time and has no natural endpoint
Translations
lexical aspect — see lexical aspect
See also
- aspect
- semelfactive
- tense