Aspect changes viewpoint, not person endings
Keep conjugation class and aspect as independent dimensions.
Conjugation tells you how person endings are formed. Aspect tells you whether the event is viewed as process/repetition/fact or as a bounded whole.
- Type I endings remain Type I.
- Imperfective and perfective are viewpoints on events.
- Do not replace an ending table with an aspect rule.
| Imperfective | Perfective | |
|---|---|---|
| Viewpoint | process, habit, repetition, fact | one bounded event viewed as a whole |
| Present/future | present; future with буду + infinitive | simple non-past form has future meaning |
| Typical question | Was the activity/fact happening? | Did this bounded event/result occur? |
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