Continuous Aspect
Definition:
Continuous aspect is an imperfective aspect that expresses an ongoing, but not habitual, occurrence of the state or event expressed by the verb.
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Examples:
(Quechua)
The word -sa expresses continuous aspect, as in the following example:
- rik''usan ‘He sees it.’ (literally, ‘He is seeing it.’)
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This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.