adjective
- serving to complete or make whole; having the function of completion
Usage: linguistics; grammar
Examples
- The completive aspect indicates that an action has been finished.
- In some languages, completive markers show when events are concluded.
- The completive function of this suffix makes the verb meaning more precise.
- Linguists study completive constructions across different language families.
- The completive nature of the phrase signals the end of the process.
- This completive element helps clarify the temporal boundaries of the action.