Iterative aspect
The iterative aspect is a grammatical aspect that expresses the repetition of an event.[1]
Russian language
Reduplication may be used for iterative aspect:
- брал да брал - (he was) taking and taking.
- брал-брал да выбрал - (he was) taking and taking, and finally took all of it.
A modification of the frequentative may add iterative aspect:
- ходить (to walk) → хаживать → похаживать.
References
- ↑ Comrie, Bernard. 1985a.Causative verb formation and other verb-deriving morphology. In Shopen, Timothy (editor). 1985a.Language typology and syntactic description. 3 volumes. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
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