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durative

/ˈdjʊə.rə.tɪv/

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noun

/ˈdjʊə.rə.tɪv/C2formaltechnical
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее грамматический аспект, который выражает длительность или продолжение действия или состояния.

A noun referring to a grammatical aspect that expresses the duration or continuation of an action or state.

  1. Grammatical aspect of durationC2formal

    The aspect of a verb that expresses the duration or continuation of an action or state.

    ruДлительный аспект

    • In English, the progressive tense is a common durative aspect.
    • The verb 'to live' often appears in a durative form.
    • Linguists study durative aspects to understand how languages express time.

    Synonymscontinuativecontinuousprogressive

    Antonymsmomentaneouspunctual

Forms
  • duratives plural form
  • duratives' possessive plural form
  • durative's possessive singular form