Duratives

/ˈdʊrətɪvz/ noun

Definition

Plural of durative; verbs or verb forms that indicate continuing or ongoing actions.

Etymology

From Latin 'durativus' plus English plural '-s.' A grammatical term for classifying verb aspects.

Kelly Says

Some languages mark duratives much more clearly than English does—Spanish speakers always know if an action is still happening or finished, but English speakers often have to guess!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዘመን
ze-men
ARالعربية
متواصل
muta-wa-qil
BNবাংলা
দীর্ঘস্থায়ী
dee-rgh-sh-thaa-ee
CACatalà
duratius
doo-rah-tee-oos
CSČeština
trvalé
tr-va-lee
DADansk
varigt
va-rigt
DEDeutsch
dauernd
dow-er-nt
ELΕλληνικά
μόνιμοι
moo-nee-moi
ESEspañol
durativos
doo-rah-tee-vohs
FAفارسی
مداوم
mo-da-oom
FISuomi
kestoavat
kes-to-a-vat
FRFrançais
duratifs
doo-rah-tee-f
GUGU
કાયમી
ka-ya-mee
HAHA
tsaye
tsah-yeh
HEעברית
ארוכים
a-rook-im
HIहिन्दी
दीर्घकालिक
dee-rgh-kaal-ik
HUMagyar
tartós
tar-tohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlangsung
ber-lan-jug
IGIG
ogeli
oh-geh-lee
ITItaliano
durativi
doo-rah-tee-vee
JA日本語
持続的な
ji-shoku-teki-na
KKKK
дайырма
day-yr-ma
KMKM
បន្ត
bon-t
KO한국어
지속적인
ji-sok-teok-in
MRMR
निरंतर
ni-ran-tar
MSBahasa Melayu
berlangsung
ber-lan-jug
MYမြန်မာ
တည်ငြိမ်
tee-ngyin
NLNederlands
duurachtig
doo-rah-a-chig
NONorsk
varigt
va-rigt
PAPA
ਨਿਰੰਤਰ
ni-ran-tar
PLPolski
trwałe
trwaw-leh
PTPortuguês
durativos
doo-rah-tee-vohs
RORomână
durative
doo-rah-teev
RUРусский
продолжительные
pro-dol-zhi-tel-nye
SVSvenska
varaktiga
va-ra-ktee-ga
SWKiswahili
mudaumu
moo-da-oo-moo
TAதமிழ்
நிரந்தரமான
ni-ran-tha-ra-maan-a
TEతెలుగు
దురదా
doo-ra-da
THไทย
ถาวร
dhaw-awr
TLTL
matagal
ma-ta-gal
TRTürkçe
sürekli
soo-r-eh-lee
UKУкраїнська
тривалі
try-va-lii
URاردو
متواصل
muta-wa-qil
VITiếng Việt
liên tục
lien-tuc
YOYO
agbe
ah-gbeh
ZH中文
持续的
chí-xù-de
ZUZU
ezinga
eh-zing-ah

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