The Palæoboreanica

III.b-10F.) Predicative Aspect

Momentane — Radelenamille — I flash (sometimes known as the punctual predicative aspect)

Semelfactive — Radelenaamille — I flash many times all at once; I flash many times “all in one swoop”

Simulfactive — Radelenaamhiallea — We both flash at once; we both flash simultaneously

Iterative — Radelenaemille — I shine/radiate/flash over and over again

Repetitive — Radelenaimille — I repeatedly shine/radiate/flash; I strobe

Experiential — Leneradelaunau- — [I] have shone/radiated before (dœs not work well in simple present)

Habitual — Radelenaomille — I often shine/radiate; I am used to shining/radiating

Usitative — Radelanaomille — I used to shine/radiate (past tense of the habitual predicative aspect)

Indicative — Radelenemille — I shine/radiate [currently; at this general point in time]

Conative — Radeleneamille — I try/attempt to shine/radiate

Contrastive — Radeleneemille — I shine/radiate more brightly

Alternative [1] — Radeleneimhialle — We shine one after another

Alternative [2] — Radeleneimille — I shine/radiate [and [another verb]] in succession

Distributive — Raduleneimille — I shine upon/lighten [some things] one by one (affects the plural noun)

Perdurative — Radeleneumille — I shine/radiate for an unusually long duration

Terminative — Radeleneomille — I finish shining/radiating; I completely and wholly/totally radiate/shine

Incompletive — Lenheradeleneo- — [I] partially / incompletely radiate/shine; I do not finish shining/radiating

Adjective — Radelenimille — I am shining/radiating (does not imply progressive tensile aspect)

Apparentive — Radeleniamille — I appear to shine; I look shiny

Comparative — Radeleniemille — I am shinier/more radiant

Generic — Radeleniimille — I shine/radiate/standout; I am radiant/radical/tenacious/brilliant/bright

Superlative — Radeleniumille — I am shiniest/brightest/most radiant

Inchoative — Radeleniomille — I become shiny/radiant/radical/brilliant/bright

Durative — Radelenumille — I shine/radiate for a time; I shine/radiate for [some span of time]

Delimitative — Radelenuamille — I shine/radiate for a bit; I shine/radiate for a little while

Pausative — Lenuaradelenhe- — [I], for a little while, do not shine/radiate

Continuative — Radelenuemille — I keep shining/radiating; I continue to shine/radiate

Cessative — Lenheradelenue- — [I] do not keep shining/radiating; I cease shining/radiating

Perfective — Radelenuimille — I shine/radiate as/in synchronization with [event/occurrence + aspect]

Protractive — Radelenuumille — I shine/radiate for an indefinitely long duration, possibly forever

Superfective — Radelenuomille — I keep shining/radiating far after/further than the time/place to cease

Inceptive — Radelenomille — I begin/start to shine/radiate

Recessive — Lenoradelenhe- — [I] begin/start to not shine/radiate; I cease/stop shining/radiating

Prospective — Radelenoamille — I am fixin’ to shine/radiate; I am going to radiate/shine

Utilitative — Radelenœmille — I shine/radiate so there will be light for myself or others

Intentional — Radelenoimille — I intentionally shine/radiate; I shine/radiate for a reason

Accidental — Lenheradelenoi- — [I] accidentally shine/radiate [and call unwanted attention to myself?]

Resumptive — Radelenoumille — I resume shining/radiating; I keep shining/radiating

Excessive — Radelenoomille — I excessively shine/radiate; I shine/radiate too brightly