Delimitative aspect
Introduction The '''delimitative aspect''' is a grammatical aspect that indicates that a situation lasts only a certain amount of time. It is sometimes called ''durative aspect''. Polish: ''stałem i gadałem'' – "I stood and chatted" compared with ''postałem i pogadałem'' = "I stood and chatted for a while" (the prefix ''po-'' marking the delimitative aspect in this example).Delimitative aspect in Chinese is often marked by reduplication of the verb. For details see Chinese grammar§Aspects.
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