aorist tense; past-perfective tense
Technical grammar term, primarily used for the aorist tense in Greek. Also used more broadly for past-perfective tenses in other languages. The reading ふじょうかこ is listed but is rare.
The aorist tense in Ancient Greek expresses the completion of an action.
The past-perfective form in this language is used for single past events.
アオリスト is a direct loanword for 'aorist' and is more common in linguistic discussions. 不定過去 is a kanji-based term used in traditional grammar descriptions.
Standard kanji spelling for the grammatical term 'aorist'.
Compound of 不定 (indefinite) and 過去 (past), calque of the grammatical term 'aorist' or 'past-perfective'. The reading ふじょうかこ is a rare alternative reading of 不定.