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====Lexical aspect==== | ====Lexical aspect==== | ||
While aspect is primarily expressed through verb conjugation (like Romance languages and unlike Balto-Slavic languages), there is a tendency towards certain verbs having lexical aspect. These verbs generally also have causative counterparts. | While aspect is primarily expressed through verb conjugation (like Romance languages and unlike Balto-Slavic languages), there is a tendency towards certain verbs having lexical aspect. These verbs generally also have causative counterparts. | ||
Some examples of imperfective-perfective-causative counterparts are given below. Note that the counterparts are not necessarily | Some examples of imperfective-perfective-causative counterparts are given below. Note that the counterparts are not necessarily fully synonymous besides aspect, and they may have alternative meanings that are not shared. | ||
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|+ Imperfective/perfective/causative sets | |+ Imperfective/perfective/causative sets | ||