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1. Perfective Aspect

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   | Run (Habitually) | Run (Single sprint to the edge) | Focus on frequency vs. singular bounded motion |
   In many languages, the perfective is formed via affixation or stem modification. In languages exhibiting agglutination, suffixes are common. In the hypothetical Aetolian dialect of Ancient Greek, the perfective aspect was marked by the prefix $\pi\epsilon\rho\iota-$ (peri-), but only when the [direct object](/entries/direct-object/…