aspectual

English

Etymology

aspect + -ual

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæˈspɛktjʊəl/

Adjective

aspectual (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an aspect.
  2. (grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
    • 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 152:
      Perfective have and progressive be are together known as Aspectual Auxiliaries, since they mark Aspect (viz. whether an action is in progress or has been completed).

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aspectuel.

Adjective

aspectual m or n (feminine singular aspectuală, masculine plural aspectuali, feminine and neuter plural aspectuale)

  1. aspectual

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

aspectual m or f (masculine and feminine plural aspectuales)

  1. (grammar) aspectual (of or relating to grammatical aspect)

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