In grammar , a
frequentative form (abbreviated freq or fr) of a word is one which indicates repeated action. The
frequentative form can
Kaynak: FrequentativeFrequentative preterite: The
frequentative preterite in Udmurt expresses a repeated action in the past. The structure is the future tense
Kaynak: Udmurt grammar Causative voice indicated by the form of the
frequentative or repetitive aspect : forms of the secondary
frequentative or repetitive aspects
Kaynak: Yatzachi ZapotecThere are several
frequentative and momentane verb categories. Verbs gain personal suffixes for each person; these suffixes are
Kaynak: Finnish languagetsiko | 'he put it on' | →tsitsko | 'he put it on (
frequentative)' | (ts i- ts-ko) | | tukoːjoʔ | 'snow' | →tutkoːjoʔ | 'snow
Kaynak: Reduplication"a show" from spectare "to view, watch"
frequentative form of specere "to look at The word spectacle has also been a term of art in
Kaynak: Spectacleevolved from the Middle English tikelen, perhaps
frequentative of ticken, to touch lightly. The idiom tickled pink means to be pleased
Kaynak: TicklingOften these are combined with a
frequentative to indicate a series of short actions. For example, heilua "to swing"; heilahtaa "to swing
Kaynak: MomentaneWith certain verbs it also has a
frequentative implication, as in the following example. Ég fer gangandi í skóla.: I walk to school
Kaynak: Continuous and progressive aspectsFrequentative: The
frequentative endings indicate that two propositions routinely occur together. In English, this is expressed with words
Kaynak: Inuit grammar Past iterative tense (
frequentative): The basic meaning of this tense translates as "used to" in English. Its construction is simple:
Kaynak: Lithuanian grammar"There are derivational suffixes for verbs, which carry
frequentative , momentane , causative , and inchoative aspect meanings also, pairs
Kaynak: Grammatical aspect"According to Ghil'ad Zuckermann , "this process is morphologically similar to the production of
frequentative (iterative) verbs in Latin
Kaynak: Root (linguistics)"to sing" | canere | cantāre | A Classical synonym,
frequentative of canere | French chanter, Romansh chantar, Portuguese/Spanish/
Kaynak: Reichenau GlossesThe tense–aspect that is formed by prefixes could denote either the present (especially
frequentative ) or the future, as well as
Kaynak: Hebrew grammarIntensive and
frequentative verbs are common in the dialect. Thus /kasar/ “to break” is intensified to /kawsar/ as in /koːsar fi l-lʕib/ “
Kaynak: Hadhrami Arabican example of a whole-morpheme reduplication indicating a
frequentative verb is molomolo to keep squeezing from molo to squeeze, to compress.
Kaynak: Niuean language