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:''Not to be confused with [[wikipedia:Terminator_(franchise)|Terminator]].'' | :''Not to be confused with [[wikipedia:Terminator_(franchise)|Terminator]].'' | ||
A '''terminator''' is a [[particle]] that carries no meaning whose purpose is to show where a [[phrase]] of a certain kind ends. Some [[particle]]s, like {{t|po}}, {{t|mı}}, {{tone|5}}, open phrase – for example, {{t|po}} expects a [[noun phrase]] to immediately follow, and {{tone|5}} opens a [[clause|full “nested sentence”]]. And sometimes it is necessary to specify where that phrase ends, for unambiguity’s sake. | A '''terminator''' is a [[particle]] (that carries no meaning) whose purpose is to show where a [[phrase]] of a certain kind ends. Some [[particle]]s, like {{t|po}}, {{t|mı}}, {{tone|5}}, open a new phrase – for example, {{t|po}} expects a [[noun phrase]] to immediately follow, and {{tone|5}} opens a [[clause|full “nested sentence”]]. And sometimes it is necessary to specify where that phrase ends, for unambiguity’s sake. | ||
== A common example: {{class|po|object-incorporating verb}} phrases == | == A common example: {{class|po|object-incorporating verb}} phrases == | ||