Clitics originating in a motion progressive construction
| . | ká̱ | ñé̱-r | d-a=wa̱ | (surúú) |
| Cabecar | space/time | awake-mid(ipfv) | emerge-prog=eff | white |
| it is dawning | ||||
| . | i | ku̱á̱tk-ä́=rá=wa̱ | ra, |
| Cabecar | [3 | anger-ipfv=clm=eff] | tmp |
| if it gets to the point of being angry, | |||
| i | ma̱lé̱k | bata | wa | i | te | sa | kp-ë́=ké̱ | |
| 3 | tail | tip/end | instr | 3 | erg | 1.pl | beat-ipfv=ipfv2 | |
| it beats us with the tip of its tail | ||||||||
Clitics originating in a transitive series
| . | Kap-ë́ | ébä | w-á̱ | ijé | te | rä. |
| Cabecar | sleep-non | lim | do1-pfv | 3.ps | erg | b.val |
| Only sleeping was what he did. | ||||||