In Finnish, a frequentative verb signifies a single action repeated, "around the place" both spatially and temporally. The complete translation would be "go — around aimlessly". … See more

In Hungarian it is quite common and everyday to use frequentative.
Frequentative verbs are formed with the suffix –gat (–get after … See more

Lithuanian has a past frequentative (or iterative), which serves to express a single action repeated in the past. Starting from the infinitive without –ti, it is formed by adding the invariant … See more

In the Russian language, the frequentative form of verbs to denote a repeated or customary action is produced by inserting suffixes -ива-/-ыва-, -ва- or -а́-, often accompanied with a … See more

In Homer and Herodotus, there is a past frequentative, usually called "past iterative", with an additional -sk- suffix before the endings.
• ékhe-sk-on "I used to have" (imperfect ékh-on)
The same suffix is … See more

In Latin, frequentative verbs indicate repeated or intense action. They are usually formed from the supine stem with -āre added.
• cantāre, ‘(continue to) sing’ (< canere, ‘sing a song’). (This frequentative form was used often enough … See more

In the Polish language, certain imperfective verbs ending in -ać denote repeated or habitual action.
• jeść … See more