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; {{anchor|part_of_speech|part of speech}} | ; {{anchor|part_of_speech|part of speech}} | ||
: The category that a word belongs to, with respect to how it's used as part of phrases and sentences. Examples are {{glossary|noun|nouns}}, {{glossary|adjective|adjectives}} and {{glossary|verb|verbs}}. The part of speech is inherent in the word itself, and is independent of any specific role that the word may have within any given sentence (e.g. subject, direct object). Words may belong to more than one part of speech: English ''{{eng|this}}'' is both a {{glossary|determiner}} and a {{glossary|pronoun}}, while ''{{eng|coat}}'' is both a noun and a verb. | : The category that a word belongs to, with respect to how it's used as part of phrases and sentences. Examples are {{glossary|noun|nouns}}, {{glossary|adjective|adjectives}} and {{glossary|verb|verbs}}. The part of speech is inherent in the word itself, and is independent of any specific role that the word may have within any given sentence (e.g. subject, direct object). Words may belong to more than one part of speech: English ''{{eng|this}}'' is both a {{glossary|determiner}} and a {{glossary|pronoun}}, while ''{{eng|coat}}'' is both a noun and a verb. | ||
; {{anchor|perfective|perfective aspect}} | |||
: The [[#aspect|aspect]] of a verb that denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a simple whole rather than as having internal structure. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". It is a fundamental and integral part of the [[Appendix:World/Laefevian_language|Laefevian verb system]]. Contrast ''[[#imperfective|imperfective]].'' | |||
;{{anchor|person|person, grammatical person}} | ;{{anchor|person|person, grammatical person}} | ||