Verbal aspect in the acquisition of Latvian as a foreign language

The article addresses verbal aspect in the acquisition of Latvian as a foreign language. textbooks both and other languages, well Japanese learners’ writings are analysed to explore this topic. main issue is use verbs expressing aspectual opposition perfective / imperfective, inchoative stative, Aktionsart prefixed verbs. Verbal an implicit category. It one few categories described grammars but less frequently addressed analysis shows that initial stage learners may mostly imperfective non-prefixed when denoting habitual situations present tense. necessity arises preterit, describe concrete, single situation has taken place past. Without knowing notion corresponding verbs, often A similar observed for which replace with stative they have already acquired. seems difficult requires higher, “native-like” level proficiency.