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A perfect tense that expresses action in the past (usually completed) with consequences in the present time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- `I have finished' is an example of the present perfect
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: present perfect tense
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: perfective, perfective tense, perfect, perfect tense
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
現在完成 /现在完成
(xiànzài wánchéng)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Danish:
førnutid
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Danish:
perfektum
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Dutch:
voltooid tegenwoordige tijd
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Faroese:
núliðin tíð
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Finnish:
perfekti
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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French:
présent parfait
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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French:
parfait
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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German:
Perfekt
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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German:
Perfektum
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Greek:
παρακείμενος
(parakeímenos)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Greek:
παρακείμενος
(parakeímenos)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Ancient Greek:
παρακείμενος
(parakeímenos)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Hungarian:
befejezett jelen
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Italian:
passato prossimo
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Japanese:
現在完了
(genzai kanryō)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Korean:
현재완료
(hyeonjaewallyo)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Korean:
오늘적끝남
(oneuljeokkkeunnam)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Mongolian:
одоо төгссөн цаг
(odoo tögssön cag)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Mongolian:
төгс одоо цаг
(tögs odoo cag)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Norwegian:
perfektum
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Persian:
ماضی نقلی
(mâzi-e naqli)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Persian:
حال کامل
(hâl-e kâmel)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Portuguese:
presente perfeito
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Russian:
настоя́щее соверше́нное вре́мя
(nastojáščeje soveršénnoje vrémja)
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Swedish:
perfekt
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Turkish:
kusursuz şimdiki zaman
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time
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Vietnamese:
thì hiện tại hoàn thành
— tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time