Cessative aspect
The cessative aspect or terminative aspect is a grammatical aspect referring to the end of an action or a state.[1] It is the opposite of the inchoative aspect and conveys the idea "to finish doing something".
In Yaqui, the cessative is formed with the suffix -yaáte. For example:
ču'ú
dog
'íntok
and
čái-yaáte-k
yell-stop-PFV
'á'a
him
nók-híkkaha-ki-i
talk-hear-PPL-STAT
"the dog stopped barking when he heard him talking"
In Timbisha, the cessative is formed with the suffix -mmahwan. For example:
References
[edit]- ^ "What is cessative aspect?". SIL International. 5 January 2004. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Dedrick, John M.; Casad, Eugene H. (1999). Sonora Yaqui Language Structures. University of Arizona Press. p. 322. ISBN 9780816519811.
- ^ Dayley, Jon P. (1989). Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Grammar. University of California Press. p. 59. ISBN 9780520097520.
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