Perfectelor

Perfectelor is a Romanian-language term that appears primarily in linguistic and grammatical contexts. It is not a common standalone lexical item with a concrete everyday meaning; rather, it functions as a morphological form: the genitive-dative plural of the noun perfectul, a word used in grammar to denote the perfect tense or the category of completed-action forms when discussed as a grammatical object. In descriptive or academic prose, perfectelor can occur when referring to multiple instances or aspects of the perfect tense across verbs.

In practical terms, perfectelor is encountered in phrases that discuss verb tenses or tense-related rules, such as in linguistic analysis or grammar books. For example, it can appear in constructions like regulele perfectelor or studiile despre perfectelor, where the plural genitive/dative form indicates “of the perfects” or “to the perfects.” The form is more common in formal writing than in everyday speech, where speakers typically talk about timpuri or aspect using larger, more general expressions.

Notes and related terms: perfectelor should not be confused with perfecte, the feminine plural form of the adjective perfect, or with perfector, a different word with unrelated meanings. The term is specific to Romanian grammatical discussion and does not have a direct, broad-use equivalent outside that context.

See also: Romanian grammar, timpuri ale verbelor, perfectul.