In linguistics, aspect is a grammatical category that expresses how an action, event, or state, as denoted by a verb, extends over time. Perfective aspect is used in referring to an event conceived as bounded and unitary, without reference to any flow of time during the event ("I helped him"). Imperfective aspect is used for situations conceived as existing continuously or repetitively as time flows ("I was helping him"; "I used to help people"). Further distinctions can be made, for example, to distinguish states and ongoing actions (continuous and progressive aspects) from repetitive actions...

Ein Landkreis (abgekürzt: Lk, Lkr, Lkrs oder Landkrs.) oder Kreis (abgekürzt: Kr) ist nach deutschem Kommunalrecht ein Gemeindeverband und eine Gebietskörperschaft. Er verwaltet sein Gebiet nach den Grundsätzen der kommunalen Selbstverwaltung. Die meisten Länder verwenden (aktuell) die Bezeichnung Landkreis. In Nordrhein-Westfalen und Schleswig-Holstein lautet die Bezeichnung jedoch Kreis. Das Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland kennt nur die Bezeichnung Kreis, z. B. in Art. 28 Abs. 1 Satz 2. In Deutschland gibt es 294 Landkreise. Zusammen mit den 106 kreisfreien Städten bilden sie die…

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. == Types == Although sailboat terminology has varied across history, many terms have specific meanings in the context of modern yachting. A great number of sailboat-types may be distinguished by size, hull configuration, keel type, purpose, number and configuration of masts, and sail plan. Popular monohull designs include: === Cutter === The cutter is similar to a sloop with a single mast and...

Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game. In chess, the king is never actually captured—the player loses as soon as the player's king is checkmated. In formal games, it is usually considered good etiquette to resign an inevitably lost game before being checkmated.If a player is not in check but has no legal moves, then it is stalemate, and the game immediately ends in a draw. A checkmating move is recorded ...