The continuative aspect (
abbreviated
An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...
or ) is a
grammatical aspect representing actions that are 'still' happening.
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
does not mark the continuative explicitly but instead uses an adverb such as ''still''.
Ganda uses the
prefix ''-kya-'' to mark the continuative aspect. For example, ''nsoma'' (unmarked for aspect) means 'I'm reading', while ''nkyasoma'' (continuative) means 'I'm still reading'.
Similarly,
Pipil marks the continuative aspect using the
clitic ''-(y)uk-''. For instance, ''nitakwa'' means 'I am eating' or 'I eat', while ''nitakwayuk'' (continuative) means 'I'm still eating'.
Grammatical aspects
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