durative aspect


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Noun 1. durative aspect - the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
aspect - the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
imperfective, imperfective aspect - aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb
progressive aspect - the aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action
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In other words, it appears that the -ndo morpheme has acquired other syntactic-semantic possibilities in the synchrony of Spanish that, in turn, refers us to its diachrony: in the evolution from Latin to Spanish, the notion of the gerund gave place to durative aspect, that is to say, it added functions that were absent in Latin.
PUERTO RICAN/PORTO-CRUCIAN SPANISH AND THE--NDO MORPHEME
They normally also reject the durative aspect, presumably because their perspective is already focused on the ongoing state.
Tense, aspect and modality: a single complex category in Bhujel
That would be the durative aspect. The action is looked at in its extension over time.
Temps et aspect en egyptien

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