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Note that in perfect/supine tenses and the imperative, imperfective verbs become almost synonymous with their perfective counterparts, and in some cases they are homophonous - e.g. ''stetī ≈ sūršī'' "I stood". | Note that in perfect/supine tenses and the imperative, imperfective verbs can become almost synonymous with their perfective counterparts, and in some cases they are homophonous - e.g. ''stetī ≈ sūršī'' "I stood". However, in certain contexts, their meanings are distinct - e.g. ''<b>Stetī</b> jet <b>sūršī</b> duvās ōrās.'' "'''I stood up''' and '''remained standing''' for two hours." | ||
In imperfect tenses (i.e. the present indicative and the imperfect indicative and subjunctive), perfective verbs tend to become inchoative in meaning - e.g. ''suržēvą'' "I was standing up/stopping, I used to stand up/stop" vs. ''stāvą'' "I was standing, I used to stand". | In imperfect tenses (i.e. the present indicative and the imperfect indicative and subjunctive), perfective verbs tend to become inchoative in meaning - e.g. ''suržēvą'' "I was standing up/stopping, I used to stand up/stop" vs. ''stāvą'' "I was standing, I used to stand". | ||