Iterative aspect
The iterative aspect (abbreviated ITER), also called "semelfactive"[1] or "multiplicative"Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).</ref>, is a grammatical aspect that expresses the repetition of an event observable on one single occasion, as in 'he knocked on the door', 'he coughed', 'she is drumming', etc.[2] It is not to be confused with frequentative aspect and habitual aspect, which both signal repetition over more than one occasion.
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