aspek

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch aspect. Cognate of Afrikaans aspek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaspɛk̚]
• Hyphenation: as‧pek

Noun

aspék (first-person possessive aspekku, second-person possessive aspekmu, third-person possessive aspeknya)

1. aspect:
   1. any specific feature, part, or element of something.
   2. the way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective; the way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.

      Synonyms: pandangan, perspektif, sudut pandang

   3. (grammar) a grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.

Derived terms

• aspek augmentatif
• aspek diminutif
• aspek frekuentatif
• aspek habituatif
• aspek imperfektif
• aspek inkoatif
• aspek inkompletif
• aspek inseptif
• aspek kompletif
• aspek kontinuatif
• aspek momentan
• aspek perfektif
• aspek permansif
• aspek progresif
• aspek pungtiliar
• aspek repetitif
• aspek sesatif
• aspek simulfaktif
• aspek yuridis

 

Further reading

• “aspek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.