Trurian word of the day: thawayer

thawayer (adverb): stopping (something).

thawayer wecher etinar roth näyalmon
stopping during ABL.night he NEG.wake.up.PERF.PAUS
“he did not stop waking up during the night”

Listen to the example sentence here: W_TR_010_thawayer_example

Note that the adverb thawayer is normally only used with perfective verbs. To indicate stopping or completion of an action with imperfective verbs (including habitual actions), the adverb thar is preferred.

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