- tense system
- nouna system of tenses used in a particular language (Freq. 1)• Hypernyms: ↑language system
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Future tense — In grammar, the future tense is a verb form that marks the event described by the verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future (in an absolute tense system), or to happen subsequent to some other event, whether that is… … Wikipedia
Past tense — The past tense is a verb tense expressing action, activity, state or being in the past of the current moment (in an absolute tense system), or prior to some other event, whether that is past, present, or future (in a relative tense system).#… … Wikipedia
Hodiernal tense — A hodiernal tense is a grammatical tense for the current day ( hodie is today, in Latin). Hodiernal tenses refer to events of today (in an absolute tense system) or of the day under consideration (in a relative tense system). Hodiernal past tense … Wikipedia
Hesternal tense — A hesternal tense is a past tense for the previous day. ( Hestern is Latin for yesterday.) Hesternal tense refers to an event which occurred yesterday (in an absolute tense system) or on the preceding day (in a relative tense system). Pre… … Wikipedia
Crastinal tense — A crastinal tense (abbreviated cras) is a future tense applied to a following or subsequent day. (Crāstinum is Latin for morrow.) Crastinal tense refers to an event which will occur tomorrow (in an absolute tense system) or the following day (in… … Wikipedia
language system — noun a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language • Hypernyms: ↑system, ↑scheme • Hyponyms: ↑accentual system, ↑prosodic system, ↑morphophonemic system, ↑phonemic system, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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IBM System/34 — The IBM System/34 was a minicomputer marketed by IBM from 1978 to 1983. It was a multi user, multi tasking successor to the single user System/32. Most notably, it included two very different processors, one based on System/32 and the second… … Wikipedia
root and pattern system — ▪ linguistics in linguistics, one of several methods for creating the stems, or most elementary forms, of words. The root and pattern system is found in the Afro Asiatic language (Afro Asiatic languages) phylum, and particularly in the… … Universalium
Imperfect tense — The imperfect tense, in the classical grammar of several Indo European languages, denotes a past tense with an imperfective aspect. In English, it is referred to as the past continuous tense.The term originated with the Latin language because… … Wikipedia
