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past iterative

past iterative noun: a tense in the Lithuanian language that indicates complete iterative action in the past, similar to the English used to but with the possibility of the action still continuing in the present.

Noun

past iterative (uncountable)

  1. A tense in the Lithuanian language that indicates complete iterative action in the past, similar to the English used to but with the possibility of the action still continuing in the present.
  2. An alternative inflection of verbs used in the Epic (Homeric) dialect of Ancient Greek, having σκ inside aorist or imperfect verbs, and indicating habitual or repeated action.

Questions about past iterative

What does past iterative mean?
Past iterative means a tense in the Lithuanian language that indicates complete iterative action in the past, similar to the English used to but with the possibility of the action still continuing in the present.
What part of speech is past iterative?
Past iterative is a noun.

Words near past iterative in the dictionary

  1. past historic
  2. past historic tense
  3. past imperfect
  4. past imperfect tense
  5. past it
  6. past iterative
  7. past life
  8. past lives
  9. past master
  10. past masters
  11. past mistress

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