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aorist

/ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/

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noun

Aoristo

(grammar) A grammatical category of verbs that is often a perfective past: that is, it expresses perfective aspect (also known as aorist aspect) and past tense. The nearest equivalent in English is the simple past.

Examples :

"The professor explained that Greek verbs have tenses like the present and future, but also an aorist, which is similar to the simple past tense in English and focuses on the completed action itself without indicating duration. "

El profesor explicó que los verbos griegos tienen tiempos como el presente y el futuro, pero también un aoristo, que es similar al pasado simple en inglés y se enfoca en la acción completada en sí misma sin indicar duración.

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noun

Aoristo

(grammar) This grammatical category in a particular language, for instance, Albanian and Ancient and Modern Greek.

Examples :

"In learning Ancient Greek, students often struggle to master the nuances of the aorist, a verb tense indicating a completed action without specifying duration. "

Al aprender griego antiguo, los estudiantes a menudo luchan por dominar los matices del aoristo, un tiempo verbal que indica una acción completada sin especificar la duración.

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noun

Aoristo

(grammar) A particular verb in the aorist.

Examples :

"The Greek teacher explained that the egrapsa verb form is an aorist, indicating a completed action in the past without specifying duration. "

El profesor de griego explicó que la forma verbal egrapsa es un aoristo, que indica una acción completada en el pasado sin especificar la duración.

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adjective

Del aoristo

(grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.

Examples :

"the aorist stem of a verb"

La raíz aorista de un verbo.

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