1. plural of perfective; verb forms or aspects that express completed action
Usage: grammar; linguistics

Examples

• The Russian language has many perfectives that indicate finished actions.
• Students struggled to distinguish between perfectives and imperfectives in their grammar exercises.
• The teacher explained how perfectives show that an action has been completed.
• In Slavic languages, perfectives often have different prefixes than their imperfective counterparts.
• The textbook contained a chapter dedicated to understanding perfectives.
• She memorized the perfectives for common Russian verbs.