The cessative aspect or terminative aspect is a
grammatical aspect
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
Boundedness or bounded may refe ...
referring to the end of a state. It is the opposite of the
inchoative aspect and conveys the idea of "to stop doing something" or "to finish doing something".
In
Yaqui, the cessative is formed with the suffix -yaáte. For example, "ču'ú 'íntok čái-yaáte-k", "the dog stopped barking".
In
Timbisha, the cessative is formed with the suffix -mmahwan. For example, "satü püe nangkawimmahwa", "he just finished talking".
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