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The Perfective Aspect of Compound Verbs in Japanese 3rd English Language and Literature International Conference (ELLiC) Electronic ISSN: 2579-7263 Proceedings – (ELLiC Proceedings Vol. 3, 2019) CD-ROM ISSN: 2579-7549 THE PERFECTIVE ASPECT OF COMPOUND VERBS IN JAPANESE Annisa Nurul Jannah1, Sumarlam2, Dwi Purnanto3 Universitas Sebelas Maret [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Abstract This paper will discuss about compound verbs (V + V) that have perfective aspect meaning. The compound verbs are ~ owaru, ~ oeru, and ~ yamu. The compound verbs will be attached to other verbs which are located in front of it. The aim of this paper is to find out the types of verb that are attached to the compound verbs that have the aspect meaning. Thus, it can be seen the types of verb, do the types include activity, retinal, static, or stative verb. From the structure, it can be seen the differences in the use of the three verbs, and whether they can replace each other. Based on the results and data analysis, it can be concluded that owaru and oeru can be attached to activity verb and those can replace each other. Whereas, yamu verb is only attached to static and negative verb which are natural phenomenon and human emotional verb that cannot replace owaru and oeru verb in a sentence because those are not acceptable. Keywords: aspect, perfective, compound verbs, Japanese Introduction Nakano in Sudjianto (2007:150) divides A sentence has function to express a meaning. the kinds of verb: Verb is one of important part in a sentence. In a. Fukugo doushi, is verb which is formed Japanese, verb has a final position or after from combination of two words or more, object such as in a sentence hitsuji wa kusa o and the combination is considered one taberu ‘ the sheep eats grass’ hitsuji means word. Such as: hanashiau ‘discuss’ which sheep, kusa means grass, and taberu means is verb+verb eats. In addition, the sentence pattern in b. Haseigo toshite no doushi, verb which Japanese can be distinguished by verb, those gets affixation by adding prefix or suffix. are transitive and intransitive verb of sentence The word is considered one word. Such pattern, otherwise using verb then the pattern as: samayou ‘walk up and down’, is adjective pattern of sentence or nominal samugaru ‘feel cold’. pattern of sentence. c. Hojo doushi, is verb which is final Verb in Japanese is called by doushi. sentence and it is the adding to the Verb is one of the word class in Japanese sentence. which is used to express activity, existence, or Compound Verb in Japanese is verb the thing exist (Nomura in Sudjianto, which is formed from combination of two 20012:149). words or more, and the word combination is Shimizu in Sudjianto divides the kinds of considered as one word (Himeno in Taqdir, verb become: 2014: 42). Homeno mentions that compound a. Jidoushi is the group doushi which does verb can be formed from combination of two not influence other sides, it is object or can word class, such as noun + verb, verb + verb, be called intransitive verb in Indonesian. adjective + verb, adverb + verb. The b. Tadoushi is the group of verb which needs construction of verb + verb can be divided an object or it is called by transitive verb into two kinds those are; verb forms te+ verb in Indonesian. and verb forms renyoukei + verb. Verb which c. Shoudoshi is the group of verb which has joins with the verb forms te called by helping a potential meaning or it is called by verb or hojoudoushi. Whereas verb which potential verb. joins with verb forms renyoukei, it is called by THE PERFECTIVE ASPECT OF COMPOUND VERBS IN JAPANESE 362 Annisa Nurul Jannah, Sumarlam, Dwi Purnanto 3rd English Language and Literature International Conference (ELLiC) Electronic ISSN: 2579-7263 Proceedings – (ELLiC Proceedings Vol. 3, 2019) CD-ROM ISSN: 2579-7549 fukugodoushi (compound verb) such as the tense: situation-external time explanation above. Kageyama divides compound verb into Comrie also divides aspect into two two kinds (2001:190), those are; groups, those are: a. Compound verb according to lexical a. Perfective, Comrie defines aspect as, (goiteki fukugodoushi) showing the short time period and The form of compound verb lexically situation of good time or a moment, shows concretely and it is gotten showing the act over. constraint in combination bases on b. Imperfective can be divided into two, vocabulary which is seen from concrete those are habitual and progressive. meaning. Habitual is repeating situation or b. Compound verb according to syntax chronological event from some examples (tougoteki fukugodoushi) of situation which is given. Compound verb by syntax can be Progressive is similar to analyzed as complete sentence correlation continuousness, which is definable as or it is called by houbun kantei. imperfectivity that is not occasioned by Japanese has internal time form ways in habituality. Each individual occurrence of the situation, condition, event, or process. the situation is presented as being Aspect often related to tense. However, it can progressive, and the sum total occurrence be seen how tense which has external of the situation is presented as being character or deals with absolute times or habitual. relative such as yesterday, today, tomorrow, Kridalaksana (2009:22) defines that last week, or last year. Although it can be perfective aspect which tells the act is over. concluded that aspect is only relating by time Aspect which shows the done activity can be from this situation that is told. seen from using verb which does not use verb Based on Comrie, tense relates to the forms te, it uses compound verb or verb forms time from situation which deals to other times, ta and be added by adverb. Compound verb usually the time of statement. Tense which is which shows aspectual perfective is owaru often found in some languages, even does not and ageru (Sutedi, 2011:97). at all distinguish three these tenses are now, Aspect verb based on the different last, and future. meaning of aspect inhern in Indonesian is Aspect distinguishes with tense. Like in divided into four (Tadjuddin, 2005:69-74): distinguishing “he was reading” and “he a. Pungtual verb, used to tell momental read”, it is not to tense, because both of them event such as : get up, come, fall, nodding forms past tense. In this case we talk about of head, knock, etc. aspect, and especially in distinguishing b. Activity verb has a dynamic and durative perfective and imperfective as one of aspect. characteristic such as: talk, walk, run, and For more detail about aspect, Comrie etc. gives the example of aspect in some c. Stative Verb or condition, describes languages below: situation which is homogeny, the situation is going on a good character and it is not English: John was reading when I entered. joined changing or moving, such as: Russian: Ivan cital, kogda ja vose!. believe, have, know, there is, etc. French: Jean lisait quand j’entrai. Spanish: Juan leia cuando entre. d. Static Verb, describes inhomogeneous Italian: Gianni leggeva quando entrai. situation and limited, and duration time, they need effort and power, such as: sleep, By simple, Comrie distinguishes tense sit, watch, lie down, etc. with aspect by the terms: Kindaichi at Sutedi’s book (2011:94) classifies the kinds of Japan verb based on aspect: situation-internal time four aspects: THE PERFECTIVE ASPECT OF COMPOUND VERBS IN JAPANESE 363 Annisa Nurul Jannah, Sumarlam, Dwi Purnanto 3rd English Language and Literature International Conference (ELLiC) Electronic ISSN: 2579-7263 Proceedings – (ELLiC Proceedings Vol. 3, 2019) CD-ROM ISSN: 2579-7549 a. Shunkan doushi, is verb that tells an analyzing. It is divided into lingual unit activity or situation which its changing is becomes some parts. happened in short time, the changing means, ‘from not … become …’ sunkan Result and Discussion doushi in Indonesian can be called by 1. Owari verb pungtual verb. The form of compound verb that has b. Keizoku doushi, is verb that tells an perfective meaning is owaru. If owaru activity and situation which needs time standing by its self means “the end” and and part of certain time is happened often be used on activity verb or keizoku changing, in Indonesian can be called by doushi, can be seen from data (1), (2), dan activity verb. (3). c. Joutai doushi, is verb that tells situation, if it is seen from certain time point will not (1) ２時間かかって、やっと作文を書き終わ be happened the change, such as: aru った ‘there is’. 2/ jikan/ kakatte,/ yatto/ sakubun/ o/ kaki/ d. Daiyonshu doushi, is verb that tells the owatta 2/ hours/ need,/ finally/ article/ -PSP especially things situation which is always /write/ over expressed in form te iru , such as sugurete ‘Need (time) 2 hours, finally wrote article’ iru ‘superior’, nite iru ‘resemble’ (New Approach Japanese Intermediate Methodology Course: 60) Method is the way which must be done and technical is the way of do the method Verb kaku ‘wrote’ in data (1) is activity (Sudaryanto, 2015:7). In hs book, Sudaryanto verb, and verb kaku which is attributed divides the steps in solving problem. The compound verb ~owaru showing the steps are divided into three steps, those are perspective aspectuality that means ‘the data prepare, data analyze which was writing is done’. When be attributed by verb equipped, and data presentation of analyze owaru, verb kaku changing becomes kaki, (Sudaryanto,2015:6). because it is included into I group verb, and a. Step of data prepare, on this step the forms owaru above is past tense and non- researcher has enough data. Data is known formal becomes owatta. And compound verb as special lingual phenomenon which on data (1) becomes kaki owatta.
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