semelfactive aspect

semelfactive aspect

English

Noun

semelfactive aspect (plural semelfactive aspects)

1. (grammar) A subclass of perfective verbs that denotes a momentary or punctiliar action (e.g., to sneeze, to blink).

Synonyms

• momentane

Translations

grammar aspect

Dutch: semelfactief m French: (please verify) aspect sémelfactif m German: Semelfaktiv m Italian: (please verify) aspetto semelfattivo m Japanese: 単一の相 (たんいつのそう, tan'itsú no sō)

Latin: semelfactivus m Portuguese: aspecto semelfactivo m Russian: однокра́тный вид m (odnokrátnyj vid) Slovene: trenutnodovršni vid m Spanish: (please verify) aspecto semelfactivo m

See also

• aorist aspect
• imperfective aspect
• iterative aspect
• perfective aspect
• Wikipedia article on grammatical aspect