Cessative aspect
Grammatical aspect referring to the end of a state
The cessative aspect or terminative aspect is a grammatical aspect referring to the end of an action or a state. 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
ču'ú 'íntok čái-yaáte-k 'á'a nók-híkkaha-ki-i
dog and yell-stop-PFV him 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:
satü
that
püe
just
nangkawimmahwa
talk-CESSATIVE
satü püe nangkawimmahwa
that just talk-CESSATIVE
"he just finished talking"
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