Clitics originating in a motion progressive construction
Culminative
| . | 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 |
Itive and ventive
| . | Yís | yak-ä́ | m-á̱-r. | |
| Cabecar | 1.sg | dine-ipfv | go-prog-∅ |
| I am going to eat. |
| . | a. | i | tú̱-n-á̱ | jú̱-n-á̱=mi̱ |
| Cabecar | 3 | run-mid-pfv | throw-mid-pfv=it |
| he dashed off |
| | b. | i | tú̱-n-á̱ | jú̱-n-á̱=të |
| | 3 | run-mid-pfv | throw-mid-pfv=ven |
| he dashed hither |
| . | i | su̱-á̱=rá | kalwá | ts-é̱ | bit-ä́-r=të | i | kuta | te |
| Cabecar | 3 | see1-pfv=clm | [stool | transport-ipfv | come-ipfv-∅=ven | 3 | male's.sister | erg] |
| he succeeded in seeing his sister was bringing a stool |
Clitics originating in a transitive series
| . | ¡ Mo̱ | ch-ó̱ | s' | i̠a̠ | tulúk | shé̠i̠ | tju̠-a̠ | ts-a̠=të | batsë́ë́! |
| Cabecar | 2.sg | go-sbj | [1.sg | dat | needle | thread | [buy-vsn | transport-vsn=ven]VC | red] |
| Go buy and bring me red sewing thread! |
| . | a. | i | m-á̱=ju̱ |
| Cabecar | 3 | go-prog=am |
| he/she/it is going |
| | b. | i | m-á̱=tsé̱ |
| | 3 | go-prog=trp |
| he/she/it is being carried |