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'údog'íntokandčái-yaáte-kyell-stop-PFV'á'ahimnók-híkkaha-ki-italk-hear-PPL-STAT[2] ču'ú 'íntok čái-yaáte-k 'á'a nók-híkkaha-ki-idog 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: satüthatpüejustnangkawimmahwatalk-CESSATIVE[3] satü püe nangkawimmahwathat just talk-CESSATIVE"he just finished talking"This syntax-related article is a stub.