Punctual Verb A verb that represents a momentary action which either occurs once, as in (a), or can be repeated continuously, as in (b). (a) 06 ' get to know' shiru Etta die'  shin Mt ' begin' hajimaru Mfd-j- ' get married' kekkonsuru -c.3 'stop s.t.' yameru 1116 ' resemble' niru
(b)
fir-#- 'drop' wow t g ' pluck off' mogiru tfr 6 ' kick' keru lh ' jump' tobu +-To 'hit' utsu
With the auxiliary verb iru (i.e., This), the punctual verbs in (a) express a state after an action was taken, and those as in (b) express either a repeated action or a state after an action was taken. (c* Appendix 2)
Stative Verb A verb which represents a state of something or someone at some point in time, as in (a). (e> Appendix 2) (a) t)6 aru (exist (of inanimate things)) )(NZ.; iru (exist (of animate things))