Alternation ‘Causative’ (Coded)

A causative transitive verb is derived from an intransitive (rarely, from a transitive). The causative in Ket also typically refers to the inception of action and has separate single-action and multiple-action stems, differing in their base structure and tense-mood marking prefix. The causative is only available with verbs that have an infinitive form, because the infinitive is incorporated into the causative.

Verb Meaning Verb form Basic coding frame Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.