Noun: perfective pu(r)'fek-tiv
- The aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action
"In 'I have eaten', 'have eaten' shows perfective aspect";
- perfective aspect
- A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
"In English, 'I have eaten' is an example of the perfective tense";
- perfective tense, perfect, perfect tense
Derived forms: perfectives
Encyclopedia: Perfective