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

^[2]

 

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

^[3]

 

satü püe nangkawimmahwa

that just talk-CESSATIVE

"he just finished talking"