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perfective

grammatical aspect that describes an action viewed as a simple whole, i.e. a unit without interior composition
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Summary

perfective ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (911 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: grammatical aspect[2]
  • Opposite of: imperfective[3]
  • Topic's main category: Q106033568[4]
  • Partially coincident with: perfect tense[5]
  • Equivalent class: http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#perfective[6]
  • Short name: PFV[7]
  • Different from: perfect tense[8], perfective[9]
  • P14892: PerfectiveAspect[10]

Why It Matters

perfective has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] perfective is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [7] ↑ . eva.mpg.de. Retrieved . eva.mpg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). perfective. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/perfective
MLA “perfective.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/perfective.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_perfective_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{perfective}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/perfective}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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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. 4h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 2785, 1352, 3382
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 3382, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7328619|PerfectiveAspect (#7328619)]] 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 → Q106033568
    Partially coincident with → perfect tense
    Exact match → —
    Equivalent class → http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#perfective
    + 8 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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