The difference between Frequentative and Iterative aspect

When used as nouns, frequentative means any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in english, but found in e.g. finnish, latin, russian, and turkish, whereas iterative aspect means a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a continuously repeated action. an example in english would be the iterative verb , as opposed to the noniterative .


Frequentative is also adjective with the meaning: serving to express repetition of an action.

check bellow for the other definitions of Frequentative and Iterative aspect

  1. Frequentative as an adjective (grammar):

    Serving to express repetition of an action.

    Examples:

    "Crackle" is an English frequentative verb derived from "crack"."

  1. Frequentative as a noun (grammar):

    Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.

  1. Iterative aspect as a noun (grammar):

    A subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a continuously repeated action. An example in English would be the iterative verb , as opposed to the noniterative .