Definition
Continuous aspect is an imperfective aspect that expresses an ongoing, but not habitual, occurrence of the state or event expressed by the verb.
Examples
(Quechua)
The word -sa expresses continuous aspect, as in the following example:
- rik''usan ‘He sees it.’ (literally, ‘He is seeing it.’)
Kinds
More specific concepts within continuous aspect.
Sources 3
- Bills, Vallejo, and Troike 1969, 21
- Comrie 1976a, 12, 26
- Dahl 1985, 94