perfective

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

perfective

1. (grammar) of, or relative to, the perfect tense or perfective aspect.

   Antonym: imperfective

2. (obsolete) Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
   • 1662, Thomas Fuller, History of the Worthies of England

     a perfective alteration

   • 1691, John Ray, The wisdom of God manifested in the works of the creation

     actions suitable to and perfective of their natures

Derived terms

• perfectively
• perfectiveness

 

Translations

relative to the perfect tense or perfective aspect

• Belarusian: даскана́лы (daskanály), зако́нчаны (zakónčany)
• Bulgarian: свърше́н (bg) (svǎršén)
• Catalan: perfectiu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 完整 (zh) (wánzhěng)

• Czech: dokonavý
• French: perfectif (fr)
• German: perfektiv (de)
• Hungarian: befejezett (hu)
• Japanese: 完了 (ja) (かんりょう, kanryō)
• Macedonian: свр́шен (svŕšen)

• Polish: dokonany (pl)
• Portuguese: perfectivo (pt)
• Russian: соверше́нный (ru) (soveršénnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: свршен

  Roman: svršen (sh)

• Slovak: dokonavý
• Slovene: dovršen
• Spanish: perfectivo (es)
• Ukrainian: доко́наний (dokónanyj)

Noun

perfective (plural perfectives)

1. (grammar) a perfective verb form

Translations

perfective verb form

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 完成式 (wánchéngshì)

• French: perfectif (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can

• Navajo: tʼáá íídą́ą́ʼ
• Portuguese: perfectivo (pt) m
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: соверше́нный вид (ru) m (soveršénnyj vid)
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

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French

Adjective

perfective

1. feminine singular of perfectif