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imperfective

grammatical aspect of continuity or repetition
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Summary

imperfective ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: grammatical aspect[2]
  • Opposite of: perfective[3]
  • Topic's main category: Q106032913[4]
  • Equivalent class: http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#imperfective[5]
  • Short name: IPFV[6]
  • Different from: imperfect[7], non-perfective[8]
  • P14892: ImperfectiveAspect[9]

Why It Matters

imperfective has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] imperfective is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . eva.mpg.de. Retrieved . eva.mpg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). imperfective. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/imperfective
MLA “imperfective.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/imperfective.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_imperfective_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{imperfective}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/imperfective}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 2784, 1305, 3246
    P14892 → ImperfectiveAspect
    Equivalent class → http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#imperfective
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 3246, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7328491|ImperfectiveAspect (#7328491)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 1d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Q106032913
    Exact match → —
    Equivalent class → http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#imperfective
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Exact match to Equivalent class"
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