abrang̅¹ desist, stop oneself, stop oneself from doing something

Part of Speech	middle verb (intrinsic)
Citation Form	abrang̅s
Grammar Comment	Normally takes an infinitive complement, but can also occur on its own.

• • desist, stop oneself, stop oneself from doing something

  • • Example 42:
      

      Bӓ abrang̅s nopapnd.

      Those two are about to stop (doing something).

    • Example 43:
      

      Ynd yna ogyabsn te nabrang̅ndn.

      I stopped working.

    • Example 44:
      

      Bӓ sombes ogyabs nabrang̅and.

      They two stopped working.

    • Example 45:
      

      Bm mӓmӓ ӓmkpngama kabrang̅!

      You stop yourself from thinking bad thoughts!

    • Example 46:
      

      Bä nabrang̅nda yande buder mlegeipap osns.

      He stopped visiting his girlfriend.

    • Example 47:
      

      Tende ynd nabrang̅wen.

      I stopped a long time ago.

    • Example 48:
      

      Ynd te nabrang̅ndn yna dmabende pip ps wakaest / wakaes.

      I stopped myself from looking at that woman's body.

Related entries

• Codiathetic:
  • brang̅ stop (obj.) / stop at a place, stay / prevent, forget about, abandon / divorce, leave (spouse) / leave, take leave of (e.g. when travelling) / stop, desist from (used with transitive verb)
  • brang̅ stop (obj.) / stop at a place, stay / prevent, forget about, abandon / divorce, leave (spouse) / leave, take leave of (e.g. when travelling) / stop, desist from (used with transitive verb)