The basic values of the iterativeness grammateme are presented in Table 5.16, "Values of the iterativeness grammateme".
Table 5.16. Values of the iterativeness grammateme
it0 |
no iterative meaning present |
it1 |
iterated, multiple event |
The iterativeness grammateme is relevant for:
semantic verbs (sempos=v; see Section 6.4, "Semantic verbs").
The it1 is assigned to nodes representing multiple/iterated events; so far, it seems to concern only the cases when a verb has one of the iterative suffixes: -ívat / -ávat, -ávávat / -ívávat. In all other cases the value it0 is assigned.
Examples:
Chodíval k nám často. [iterativeness=it1] (=He used to come to us quite often)
Chodí plavat pravidelně / každé pondělí. [iterativeness=it0] (=She goes swimming regularly / every morning)
For more details, see Section 6.4.7, "Values of the iterativeness grammateme".