resultatieve
Resultatieve, in Dutch usage, corresponds to the term “resultative” in English linguistics. A resultative construction is one in which the action described by a verb creates a new state described by a following element, typically modifying the object or the subject. The key idea is that the second element expresses the outcome of the action, not merely how the action was performed.
Common types and examples include:
- Adjective resultatives: She wiped the board clean. The board becomes clean as a result of wiping.
- Paint/hammer type: They painted the door red. The door becomes red as a result of painting it.
- Instrumental or idiomatic resultatives: He hammered the metal flat. The metal ends up flat after hammering.
- Prepositional or directional resultatives: The glass shattered into pieces. The glass changes state to pieces due
- Other variants: The pot boiled dry; the floor grew slippery.
Resultatives are often analyzed in terms of a small clause or a postverbal complement that attaches to
Resultatives occur in many languages, but with different realizations. Some languages use adjectives after the noun,