imperfective aspect

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In Indo-European languages: Verbal inflection
The imperfective aspect, traditionally called “present,” was used for repeated actions and for ongoing processes or states—e.g., *stí-stH₂-(e)- ‘stand up more than once, be in the process of standing up,’ *mn̥-yé- ‘ponder, think,’ *H₁es- ‘be.’ The perfective aspect, traditionally called “aorist,” expressed a single, completed occurrence…
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