Inchoative (Noun)
Meaning
Aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The inchoative aspect of the verb "grow" suggests the process of something beginning to grow.
- In English, the verb "fall" is an inchoative that marks the onset of the falling process.
- She chose a sentence with an inchoative verb "wake up" to demonstrate its gradual unfolding.
- This change marks an inchoative state in which a single species transforms into another species over time.
- For her study on grammatical aspects, Sarah identified an inchoative action embedded within the static verbs used by various ethnic languages.