aktionsart

== English == === Etymology === From German Aktionsart, from Aktion (“action”) + Art (“kind, sort”). Attested in English from the 19th century. === Noun === aktionsart (countable and uncountable, plural aktionsarten or aktionsart or aktionsarts) (grammar) A property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Aktionsart. ==== Hyponyms ==== state, a predicate that does not change over time occurrence, a predicate that changes in or over time achievement, a predicate that changes in an instant accomplishment, a predicate that changes over time and has a natural endpoint activity, a predicate that changes over time and has no natural endpoint ==== Translations ==== === See also === aspect semelfactive tense